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A new & complete map of the city of Boston, with part of Charlestown, Cambridge & Roxbury

A new & complete map of the city of Boston, with part of Charlestown, ...

New and complete map of the city of Boston, with part of Charlestown, Cambridge & Roxbury | Dearborn's map of Boston Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Ferry Hill, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Maryland

Ferry Hill, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Maryla...

Aerial view of plantation farm (now a museum) as it was in 1839 adjacent to the C&O Canal near Sharpsburg (Md.). "*GPO:2011--540-228." Title from panel. Includes text, quotations, and illustrations (some in col... More

Seagull Harbour, Gretton Bay, Wollaston Island, Tierra del Fuego nautical chart

Seagull Harbour, Gretton Bay, Wollaston Island, Tierra del Fuego nauti...

Public domain scan of an old vintage map, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Gulf of Pechelee, China, Great Wall and town of Shaw-hai-wei in lat. 40.4 N. - lon. 120.2 E.

Gulf of Pechelee, China, Great Wall and town of Shaw-hai-wei in lat. 4...

Panoramic view of the coast of the Bohai Sea in 2 sections, showing the Great Wall to the town of Suizhong. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

East view of the village of North Bridgewater, Massachusetts. 1844.

East view of the village of North Bridgewater, Massachusetts. 1844.

LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 315 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. "From a lithograph in possession of Mr. R. C. Kimball." Indexed for points of interest. AACR2: 651/1; 710/2

Wutai shan sheng jing quan tu / - Public domain old map

Wutai shan sheng jing quan tu / - Public domain old map

Scale not given. Wood block print on linen, hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Title also in Manchu, Chinese, Tibetan, and Mongolian. Bird's-eye-view. Shows panoramic view of Wutai Shan with the famous Bud... More

Hong Kong &c. as seen from the anchorage

Hong Kong &c. as seen from the anchorage

Shows points of interest. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Previous call number: G7823.H45A35 1846 .H4 AACR2: 651/1; 710/1

Panoramic view from Bunker Hill Monument - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Panoramic view from Bunker Hill Monument - Vintage map, Norman B. Leve...

Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Perspective view of Bunker Hill Monument - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Perspective view of Bunker Hill Monument - Vintage map, Norman B. Leve...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Map and view of St. Louis, Mo. - Public domain old map

Map and view of St. Louis, Mo. - Public domain old map

Includes illus. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 438 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2: 651/1; 651/2

Plan et profil au naturel de la ville d'Orleans

Plan et profil au naturel de la ville d'Orleans

France and England had a fractured relationship during the Renaissance, as the two sides battled regularly against one another for control of French lands. The town of Orléans, depicted in this view originally ... More

Panorama orografico e pittoresco della città e contorni di Milano preso dalla somità della cattedrale

Panorama orografico e pittoresco della città e contorni di Milano pre...

360° panoramic view, radiating from a diagram of Milan Cathedral, showing surrounding buildings, towns and geographic features. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Oregon City. Historic map, Library of Congress

Oregon City. Historic map, Library of Congress

LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.) 718 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

Vincenzo Coronelli - Citta di Venezia - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Vincenzo Coronelli - Citta di Venezia - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventh...

Offering an unusual perspective, Vincenzo Coronelli presents a bird’s-eye view of Venice giftwrapped in a trompe l’oeil ribbon, blurring the lines between map and reality. Intertwined with vines and including a... More

University and city of Oxford - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

University and city of Oxford - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Colle...

The key to the bird's-eye view of the University and city of Oxford Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Plan of the estate of Stephen R. and Charles F. Benton, Richmond Township, Berkshire Co., state of Massachusetts

Plan of the estate of Stephen R. and Charles F. Benton, Richmond Towns...

Manuscript map of a farm off of present day Swamp Road, near the intersection with Gordon's Way, in Richmond Township, Mass. Shows structures, gardens, pastures, woods etc. Includes a birds-eye view of the esta... More

Bird's eye view of Boston - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Bird's eye view of Boston - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collectio...

John Bachmann, a German immigrant, was one of the earliest and finest producers of urban bird’s eye views. During his career, he published two views of Boston – one in 1850 and the other in 1877. In this early ... More

Prichard & Roberts' new Chester guide - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Prichard & Roberts' new Chester guide - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventh...

New Chester guide | Prichard and Roberts' stranger's guide to Chester | Stranger's guide to Chester Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Bird's eye view of Boston - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Bird's eye view of Boston - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collectio...

Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

View of York, Pennsylvania panoramic view

View of York, Pennsylvania panoramic view

LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 876.2 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes col. illus. AACR2: 651/1; 710/1

[Qing jun wei gong Jinling tu]., Qingdao China

[Qing jun wei gong Jinling tu]., Qingdao China

Title supplied. Manuscript on silk. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Relief shown pictorially. Bird's-eye-view. Shows the locations of all the provincial attacking forces. Previous supplied title: Qin... More

Veduta d'Italia - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Veduta d'Italia - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain photo of Italian landscape, historic place, Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

City of St. Paul, capital of Minnesota /

City of St. Paul, capital of Minnesota /

Panorama. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1853, by Thompson Ritchie, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Penna." LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 406.1 Available... More

Sebastopol, and fortifications now in active progress on the land side

Sebastopol, and fortifications now in active progress on the land side

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright... More

Bird's-eye view of New York City - Public domain old map

Bird's-eye view of New York City - Public domain old map

Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Map of Berks County, Pennsylvania : from surveys /

Map of Berks County, Pennsylvania : from surveys /

General-content county map also showing rural buildings and householders' names; the borough insets also show real property (lot lines, some with numbers) and landowners' names. Relief shown by hachures. Hand c... More

The battle-field of the nations : a panoramic view of the seat of war in the Danubian provinces, Turkey, Asia Minor, Southern Russia and the Crimea, from the most authentic sources

The battle-field of the nations : a panoramic view of the seat of war ...

The battle field of the nations : a panoramic view of the seat of war in the Danubian provinces, Turkey, Asia Minor, Southern Russia, Circassia, Georgia & the Crimea Courtesy of Boston Public Library

View of Harrisburg, Penn. - Public domain vintage map

View of Harrisburg, Penn. - Public domain vintage map

Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 788 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes col. illus. AACR2: 651/1; 710/1

View of Amherst, Mass - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

View of Amherst, Mass - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Birds eye view of the pass of the interoceanic river aqueduct and valley of the Nerqua /

Birds eye view of the pass of the interoceanic river aqueduct and vall...

Shows region in Humboldt Bay between Ponto Araita and Ponto Marzo. Relief shown pictorially. In upper margin: Plate 5. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 246 Available also through the Library ... More

View of the city of Whitewater, Wis. Walworth-County 1855.

View of the city of Whitewater, Wis. Walworth-County 1855.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 1067 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. and index to points of interest. AACR2

[Views of the Boston Harbor Islands] - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

[Views of the Boston Harbor Islands] - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventha...

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Views of the Boston Harbor Islands - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Views of the Boston Harbor Islands - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal ...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View from the hills. Assouan - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

View from the hills. Assouan - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Shallows and rocky outcroppings on the Nile River. No. 1830. On verso: Assouan.

Assouan, Egypt - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Assouan, Egypt - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Aerial view of Aswan area on the Nile River, seen through trees. No. 1833. On verso: Assouan.

Lynn, Mass [art original] : west view from near High Rock

Lynn, Mass [art original] : west view from near High Rock

Subject: Highs Rock Cottage and High Rock are depicted in a circular vignette beneath the image. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Vieux Paris et ses monuments (XVIIe siècle) : avec le tracé de ses limites sous Philippe-Auguste, Charles VI, Louis XII et les limites actuelles

Vieux Paris et ses monuments (XVIIe siècle) : avec le tracé de ses l...

Encyclopédie Bouasse-Lebel Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Island of Philœ - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Island of Philœ - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Island of Philae with remains of ancient temple and pylons. No. 1815. On verso: Philae.

View of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville & Monticello, taken from Lewis Mountain /

View of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville & Monticello, take...

"Entered according to the Act of Congress in the year 1856, by Casimir Bohn, in the Clerks Office of the District Court, of the District of Columbia." Gift; Alan M. Voorhees; LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 953.2 ... More

Magnus' panoramic view map of India - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Magnus' panoramic view map of India - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to Hindu, India, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bird's eye view of Philadelphia.

Bird's eye view of Philadelphia.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic city, cityscape, street view, buildings, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Boston - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Boston - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Shortly after John Bachmann published the first birds eye view of Boston in 1850, the accomplished artist J.W. Hill prepared this romantic view of the city. In composing his rendition, Hill employs traditional ... More

Panoramic map of Chicago. - Public domain vintage map

Panoramic map of Chicago. - Public domain vintage map

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 146 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. LC copy imperfect... More

Isometrical view of the Presidents House, the surrounding public buildings, and private residences : [Washington D.C.].

Isometrical view of the Presidents House, the surrounding public build...

Bird's-eye view of White House vicinity and Lafayette Park. Shows all buildings, individual trees, fences, sidewalks, etc. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Accompanied by letter from the White House,... More

Planta da cidade do Rio de Janeiro /

Planta da cidade do Rio de Janeiro /

Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Includes indexed table: Estatistica de Cidade. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Imperfect: Fragile, torn vertically in 3 sect... More

Liverpool, 1859, part of Birkenhead, the docks, and Cheshire coast

Liverpool, 1859, part of Birkenhead, the docks, and Cheshire coast

Low-angle bird's-eye view. "Published February 28, 1859, by John R. Isaac ... New York, published by M. Knoedler ... February 28th 1859 ..." LC copy annotated in ink in lower margin: Deposited in Clerk's Office... More

Panorama de Mexico a puebla, con todos los caminos, rios, poblaciones y montes

Panorama de Mexico a puebla, con todos los caminos, rios, poblaciones ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an old ancient city, historic place, stone building architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Granada. Vista general de la Alhambra desde la torre del Homenaje / J. Laurent. Madrid.

Granada. Vista general de la Alhambra desde la torre del Homenaje / J....

View toward the palace of Charles V, Alhambra, Granada, Spain. In album: Spain, opposite p. 28. No. 1105.

Aspect général de Rome - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Aspect général de Rome - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Trait 'explicatif donnant les noms des principaux monuments de l'aspect général de Rome Courtesy of Boston Public Library

View of the Bosphorus - North Africa and Middle East

View of the Bosphorus - North Africa and Middle East

Photograph shows harbor, boats, and buildings on shore. Identified on mount verso as Bosporus, but probably is another location.

Panoramic map of [Chicago. - Public domain old map

Panoramic map of [Chicago. - Public domain old map

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 147 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

Burgos. Vista general de Burgos desde el Castillo

Burgos. Vista general de Burgos desde el Castillo

View of Burgos from the castle. In album: Spain, p.2. No. 98.

Camp Dennison : taken from Old Aunt Roady's Hill /

Camp Dennison : taken from Old Aunt Roady's Hill /

Bird's-eye view. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.) 318.2 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no. 19-87

Junction Wanaka and Hawea Rivers, from Mount Iron - Muir & Moodie

Junction Wanaka and Hawea Rivers, from Mount Iron - Muir & Moodie

Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of the Bosphorus - North Africa and Middle East

View of the Bosphorus - North Africa and Middle East

Aerial view of a waterfront section of Istanbul. Public domain photograph - historical image of Istanbul, Turkey, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tour de Triumph, a la Haquie - Drawing. Public domain image.

Tour de Triumph, a la Haquie - Drawing. Public domain image.

Photograph shows a Roman arch at Latakia (Lattaquia), Syria, surrounded by trees. No. 17. Written in pencil on mount: "Photo by Dumas, 188- ".

Baalbek Panorama - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Baalbek Panorama - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Aerial view of temple ruins of Baʻlabakk. On mount: Thomas Wilson, Washington, D.C. Written in pencil on mount: "Photo by Dumas, 188- ". Note on verso: Temple of Douris, Baalbek.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Plan of Foundry site : [Washington D.C.] /

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Plan of Foundry site : [Washington D.C.] /

Shows foundry buildings and "Depot for guns." Also covers part of Potomac River waterfront and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Relief shown by hachures. From the Taggart Estate papers. Accompanied by ill.: Plan & el... More

City Hall, N. Y. New York City sterescopic card, 19th century.

City Hall, N. Y. New York City sterescopic card, 19th century.

On mount: American Views. Standard Series. Public domain image of 19th-century New York City architecture, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Veu perse de la cour du Serasker

Veu perse de la cour du Serasker

Aerial view of a waterfront section of Istanbul. Public domain photograph - historical image of Istanbul, Turkey, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Le Pont-Neuf, vu du quai des Grands Augustins / Photographie H.J. à Paris.

Le Pont-Neuf, vu du quai des Grands Augustins / Photographie H.J. à Pa...

Stereograph shows aerial view of Pont-Neuf, Paris. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg ... More

[Bird's-eye view of the residential compound of a nobleman in Beijing; includes Chinese language characters identifying features of the residence]

[Bird's-eye view of the residential compound of a nobleman in Beijing;...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 151. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

Jerusalem / Frank M. Good, Phot. ; London.

Jerusalem / Frank M. Good, Phot. ; London.

City of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. Public domain photograph - historical image of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baalbek. General view - An old photo of a view of a city

Baalbek. General view - An old photo of a view of a city

No. 400. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View from Agriculture Dep't, Washington, D. C

View from Agriculture Dep't, Washington, D. C

On mount: Sold only by Underwood & Underwood, Baltimore, Md.; Ottawa, Kas.

View of Sorrento from Capodimonte, engraving, Library of Congress

View of Sorrento from Capodimonte, engraving, Library of Congress

Stamped on mount: Sommer & Behles, Photographes, Naples. In album: Browning Collection of Portraits, etc., p. 45 (bottom left). Color laser copy reference surrogate for LOT 6633 is available for use in the Prin... More

View of Victoria, Vancouver Island.

View of Victoria, Vancouver Island.

LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 1075 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Shows points of interest. AACR2: 651/1; 700/1; 710/2

Lucerne. Cityscape photograph - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Lucerne. Cityscape photograph - Public domain albumen print photogrpap...

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 38, upper right.

The gold mining town of Rock Creek, British Columbia, 1860

The gold mining town of Rock Creek, British Columbia, 1860

Photograph shows a cluster of log buildings, one identified as a restaurant, of the gold mining town, Rock Creek, British Columbia, as seen from a hillside above the town, with the creek in the background. In ... More

Newport, R.I. : view from Fort Wolcott, Goat Island /

Newport, R.I. : view from Fort Wolcott, Goat Island /

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Gift; David Doret; August 2000. Copy imperfect: Darkened, stained, mounted on cardboard backing. PM3 Acquisitions control no.: 2000-79

Stuttgard. Palace--statue Schiller

Stuttgard. Palace--statue Schiller

View of the old palace showing plaza with trees and statue of Friedrich Schiller. In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, opposite p. 191. No. 362.

El Escorial. Vista del monasterio desde la presa

El Escorial. Vista del monasterio desde la presa

In album: Spain, opposite p. 6. No. 49. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and ... More

Alger. Cityscape photograph - North Africa and Middle East

Alger. Cityscape photograph - North Africa and Middle East

Boats of various sizes in a busy harbor, Algiers, Algeria. 73.

Aspect général de Paris - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Aspect général de Paris - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collectio...

Trait explicatif donnant les noms de tous les monuments de l'aspect général de Paris Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Newport, R.I : view from Fort Wolcott, Goat Island

Newport, R.I : view from Fort Wolcott, Goat Island

This low elevation landscape view focuses attention on Newport's harbor, emphasizing the towns importance as a seaport, especially during the colonial period. As the town's maritime fortunes declined after the ... More

Bird's eye view of Camp Chase near Columbus, Ohio.

Bird's eye view of Camp Chase near Columbus, Ohio.

Public domain scan of a architecture diagram, settlement map, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Grand bazar au Kasr el Nil, Cairo / Zangaki.

Grand bazar au Kasr el Nil, Cairo / Zangaki.

Aerial view of people and animals gathered in open air market. Photograph by Adelphi and Constantine Zangaki. No. 390.

Boulevard des Italiens. Paris France sterescope card, 19th century.

Boulevard des Italiens. Paris France sterescope card, 19th century.

Stereograph shows aerial view of Boulevard des Italiens, Paris. On mount: Paris. Vue instantanée.

The Bosphorus. Cityscape photograph - North Africa and Middle East

The Bosphorus. Cityscape photograph - North Africa and Middle East

Photograph shows harbor, boats, and buildings on shore. Identified on mount verso as the Bosporus, but probably is another location.

Camp of the 196th Regt. O.V.I. Col. R. P. Kennedy comdg. Stevensons Station near Winchester, Va

Camp of the 196th Regt. O.V.I. Col. R. P. Kennedy comdg. Stevensons St...

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 660 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100

[Nan yue quan tu] - Public domain vintage map

[Nan yue quan tu] - Public domain vintage map

Title supplied. Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the right. Panorama. Shows area along Xiang River from Changsha to Hengzhou (now Hengyang) in central Hunan. Also shows Heng Mountain, one of the... More

Parkersburg. Historic map, Library of Congress

Parkersburg. Historic map, Library of Congress

LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 1004 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

Panorama of the seat of war : bird's eye view of Texas and part of Mexico /

Panorama of the seat of war : bird's eye view of Texas and part of Mex...

Shows the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico from "Littel [i.e., Little] Constance Bay," Louisiana to the Rio Grande. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1861 by John Bachmann ... Southern District o... More

Town of Phillippi, Barbour County, West Virginia. 1861.

Town of Phillippi, Barbour County, West Virginia. 1861.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 1008 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2: 651/1

Birds eye view of the seat of war. Arranged after the latest surveys, showing views of Washington, Baltimore, Harpers Ferry, Richmond, Manassas Junction, Ft. Monroe, Norfolk Harbor &c. their r.r. connections, & the general surface of the country in Maryland, Dist. of Columbia, & Virginia.

Birds eye view of the seat of war. Arranged after the latest surveys, ...

Not drawn to scale. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 14.9 "J. Haven, sole agent, 31 Exchange St." printed in the lower right margin. Panoramic map looking South from Baltimore to Cape Henry. Description derived fro... More

Panorama of the seat of war; birds eye view of North and South Carolina and part of Georgia.

Panorama of the seat of war; birds eye view of North and South Carolin...

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 304.6 Includes distance chart. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2: 651/1; 651/2; 651/3; 651/4

Bird's-eye view of Sickel Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia (Andrew J. Russel)

Bird's-eye view of Sickel Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia (Andrew J. Ru...

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina

Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina

Title from panel. Bird's-eye view of Fort Sumter in 1861. "*GPO: 1993--342-398/80083. Includes descriptive index, text, ill., and map of Fort Sumter walking tour. Text, col. ill., and map of Charleston Harbor s... More

View down the Potomac from Union Arch (Andrew J. Russel)

View down the Potomac from Union Arch (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph showing an aerial view of a wharf facility with large stone bricks scattered around. No. 131. Title from published source: Entrance to Washington Water Works, Great Falls, Potomac River. Published i... More

Birds eye view of North and South Carolina and part of Georgia

Birds eye view of North and South Carolina and part of Georgia

Torn in Two: Three separately published bird's-eye views provide a continuous panoramic perspective of the southeastern United States coast, extending from the Chesapeake Bay to Florida. Together they highlight... More

Topographical map of Virginia between Washington and Manassas Junction.

Topographical map of Virginia between Washington and Manassas Junction...

Scale ca. 1:270,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 451 Indicates Union and Confederate positions at "battle of Bull Run, July 21st 1861," Union encampments, towns, roads, the street pattern of Washington, railro... More

Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort and Hygeia Hotel, Va.

Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort and Hygeia Hotel, Va.

Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 547 Bird's-eye view. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

Richmond from Holywood Levy & Cohen Cartes de visite

Richmond from Holywood Levy & Cohen Cartes de visite

View of Richmond, Va. from Holywood, Va. No. 454. One of six views on LC-B8184-10382 (b&w film copy neg.)

Panorama of the seat of war : bird's eye view of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia /

Panorama of the seat of war : bird's eye view of Virginia, Maryland, D...

LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 2 Battle sites are noted by crossed swords. Another issue. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. ... More

Stannard & Dixon's birds eye view of the north & south states of America : shewing the seat of revolution : projected from the ordnance surveys of the United States /

Stannard & Dixon's birds eye view of the north & south states of Ameri...

Aerial view of the eastern United States. Relief shown pictorially and by shading. Southern slave states indicated by the letter "S". Does not show Civil War military sites or battlefields. Hand colored to emph... More

Richmond, Virginia. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Richmond, Virginia. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Gift; George Holmes; July 26, 1941. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and sal... More

Civil war glass negatives and related prints - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Civil war glass negatives and related prints - Harris and Ewing, Washi...

A black and white photo of an old town, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C. a... More

Fort Sumter Historic map, Library of Congress

Fort Sumter Historic map, Library of Congress

Bird's-eye view of Fort Sumter in 1861. "*GPO: 1994--301-085/00024." Panel title: Fort Sumter, Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina, official park guide. Includes descriptive index, text, ill., and map... More

London from the south side of the Thames

London from the south side of the Thames

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of James River and part of city of Richmond looking west from Libby Hill

View of James River and part of city of Richmond looking west from Lib...

No. B151. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

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