Early Ballooning; Poster in English Advertising The Ascent of Mr Green's "Vauxhall (Nassau) Balloon 9th January 1837 - this ascent took place from The Barracks in the Rue de Faubourg in Paris with eight persons. Admission was 5 Francs. Tickets for ascent in the car (gondola) 600 francs (some £28). An impressive poster, text completely in English, black printing size 10" x 141/4". The Balloon was in Europe because this was directly after the famous journey it made from Vauxhall Gardens in London crossing the channel & descending at Weilburg in Nassau, Germany, having traveled some 500 miles in 18 hours, a record that stood for another 70 years