485186 Nadar\'s balloon, \'Le G矇ant\' being prepared at the Champ de Mars, Paris for its first flight on 4 October, 1863, illustration from \'Paris a Travers Les Siecles\': Tome 5, 1889 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Felix Nadar (1820-1910) French photographer and balloonist, built a huge balloon called \'Le Geant\' in 1863; the wicker car of the balloon was built like a cottage with 6 compartments and two stories high and a viewing deck on top; the first ascent took place at five o\'clock on Sunday October 4 with 13 passengers in the car , including two aeronauts, Louis and Jules Godard and one lady, the Princesse de la Tour d\'Auvergne;); French, out of copyright.