Netherlands, Smies, Jacob, Marcus, Jacob Ernst, Veelwaard, Daniël (I), The Year 1804 !!!, Failed air journey by A. Hopman (plate II), 1804, verso - handwritten, Chaos in the notary's office where Abraham Hopman and Louis Samuel Loude have their will drawn up. Their wives are pulling their hair out, children are crying on the floor. In the background, the unsuccessful attempts to fill the balloon with hot air on the Overtoom in Amsterdam on 5 July 1804. Plates of previous failed balloon flights hang on the walls. A vessel equipped with a cannon, rudder, flags and a barometer hangs from the ceiling. Hopman and Loude attempted to make a trip in a balloon called 'Lust tot Onderzoek' on 5 and 6 July 1804. Ultimately, the balloon was launched without passengers. See also the pendant., print, picture, cartoon, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, Gift from the H: Mazell in 's Hage Sept 1885, height 207 mm, width 253 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1766-08-14 - 1851-02-28, print maker,