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Bartolomeu de Guzmao's 'Passarola', from 'Wonderful Balloon Ascents or the Conquest of the Skies', by Fulgence Marion, published in c.1870 by French School
Bartolomeo de Gusmao (1685-1724) Portuguese priest and naturalist; in 1709 he propelled a ball to the roof of the Casa da India by combustion; possibly manned an airship 1km over Lisbon;