Conical Parachute, 1470s, British Museum Add. MSS 34,113, fol. 200v

First known depiction of a parachute. The drawing (british library additional manuscript 34,113, folio 200v. ) comes from italy and is dated at the 1470s, thus slightly preceding leonardo da vinci's parachute designs. Author unknown. Date: 1470s. Collection: British Library.