Royal Gardens, Vauxhall. Grand Day and Evening Fete
Dates
- 1838
Creator
- Balne Brothers (Printer, Organization)
Conditions Governing Use
Access to the Theodore Newton Vail Collection of Aeronautical Images, Broadsides and Clippings is not authorization to publish. Separate written application for permission to publish must be made to the Institute Archives. Copyright of some items in this collection may be held by respective creators, not by the donor of the collection.
Biographical / Historical
Charles Green (1785-1870) was one of the 19th century’s most celebrated aeronauts. He made over 500 ascents in his career, primarily in his native England. These ascents included the first voyage in a balloon filled with coal-gas. Most of Green’s ascents were made in his Royal Vauxhall Balloon, built in August, 1836. Among these was an 18 hour, 480 mile journey undertaken in November 1836 from Vauxhall Gardens in London to Nassau in Germany. Green was accompanied on this record-breaking trip by Robert Hollond and Monck Mason. Thereafter, the Vauxhall Balloon was known as the “Nassau” or “Royal Nassau” balloon. In 1840 Green proposed a cross-Atlantic flight which generated much publicity but never took place. Charles Green was also involved in the tragic death of amateur parachutist Robert Cocking, whose fatal descent was made from the Nassau balloon piloted by Green. He retired from ballooning in 1852.
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Originals
Box 7
Physical Description
Broadside
Dimensions
15.6 x 13.0 cm
General Note
Broadside advertising a day and evening fete, featuring an ascent by Charles Green with ten passengers in his Nassau Balloon, a concert, Michael Boai, dramatic piece, living statues, dioramas and fireworks, to be held at Vauxhall Gardens on August 13, 1838.
Sources used for Biographical/Historical note
Crouch, Tom D., The Eagle Aloft, Two Centuries of the Balloon in America (Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., 1983), 178.
Hodgson, J.E., History of Aeronautics in Great Britain (Oxford University Press, London, 1924), 241-262.
Rolt, L.T.C., The Aeronauts: A History of Ballooning 1783-1903 (Walker, New York, 1966), 118, 121-130.
- Balloon ascensions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Balloonists Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Broadsides Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Concerts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Diorama Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Entertainers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fireworks Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Green, Charles, 1785-1870
- Theater Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vauxhall Gardens (London, England) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- fêtes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- prints (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Creator
- Balne Brothers (Printer, Organization)
Repository Details
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