Description
Balloonomania—an obsession with hot air balloons and parachutes—took Europe by storm in the late 18th century, lasting well into the 19th and early 20th centuries. From Louis-Sébastien Lenormand’s first attempt at parachuting in 1783 to Francisque Arban’s rescue from the Adriatic Sea in 1846, dive into the early history of ballooning and discover the spectacle’s highs and lows as you craft this 1000-piece puzzle.