View of James Sadler's balloon over Mermaid Gardens, Hackney, London Size:L: 75 x 50cm with the Royal Greenwich Observatory

with the Royal Greenwich Observatory on the left and Greenwich Hospital below on the right

framed by a classical arch with two angels at top

Horse drawn vehicles including omnibuses with advertisements fill the street in front of the Royal Exchange

View of pedestrians and riders on horseback on Rotten Row

View of James Sadler's balloon over Mermaid Gardens, Hackney, London Size:L: 75 x 50cm with the Royal Greenwich ObservatoryView of James Sadler's balloon over Mermaid Gardens, Hackney, London, 1811. The balloon contains James Sadler and Captain Paget. Below are small figures watching the balloon high up in the sky from a wall.