This is a satirical illustration of a ballet dancer with a hot air balloon attached to himself which, according to Mayhew, would help the dancer “achieve greater heights.” The facing page exhibits the way a personal balloon might be useful in during accidents.

This image highlights the efforts of early experimenters to find ways to develop balloons that could be steered through the air as part of a concerted effort to demonstrate the usefulness of balloons. It offered readers a glimpse of new ideas about balloon navigation using a rudder and paddle-wheels.

This book and image are part of Cavallo's work on the study of air and it properties. This image offered readers a chance to understand the technical side of balloon flights by providing a detailed account of how they were inflated.