What the 1800's envisioned for future air travel.
When Air Balloon travel was invented in 1783, it was a means of transportation that no one had imagined possible. It made for effortless trade and travel. This being before the invention of the automobile, they took what they had and dreamed up really elaborate versions of the next spin on air balloon travel.
This exact model pictured below is called La Minerve, and was designed by a physicist in 1804.
When I first seen it and photographed it, it immediately reminded me of something from the Final Fantasy series. In my opinion it would be pretty sweet to see a bunch of flying ships floating around. Imagine taking a ride on one of these things and watching the sunset from the deck.
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Haha, love the final fantasy tag! This is bizarre. It's such a rabbit hole think about the state of mind of someone trying to think of big ideas in a primitive world.
I think we need to try and build one! It makes you wonder, one day we will probably be looking back thinking the same thing. CRAZY!