@prefix oai: . @prefix oai2lod: . @prefix dc: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix rdf: . @prefix owl: . a oai:Set ; oai:origin ; oai:setDescription "The Tissandier Collection documents the early history of aeronautics in Europe, especially balloon flight, from the late 18th to the early 20th century. Subjects range from the first baloon ascent in 1783 through late 1800s design concepts for heavier-than-air vehicles. The Tissandier brothers, Albert (1839-1906) and Gaston (1843-1899) were themselves balloonists and dirigible builders as well as aeronautical authors and illustrators. The brothers assembled ca. 375 original drawings and separately published prints, including views of historic ascents and accidents, technical designs, portraits of aeronauts, posters, broadsides, cartoons, and ephemera. Vivid coloring enlivens many of the scenes. " ; oai:setName "Tissandier Collection (drawings, etchings, etc.)" ; oai:setSpec "tisc" .