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An 1818
technical illustration
of
hot air balloon
technology, showing early balloon designs. The
history of ballooning
spans many centuries, going back to the
Three Kingdoms
era (220–280 AD) of
China
. Although the first recorded manned balloon flight by the
Montgolfier brothers
of
France
did not happen until 1783, it has been speculated that the people of the
Nazca culture
of
Peru
may have used hot air balloons to design the famous
Nazca Lines
.
Engraver: Ambrose William Warren; Restoration:
Adam Cuerden
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