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Aerial Maps of Historical Towns

Aerial views of towns in Pennsylvania and Maine from the 19th century. Illustrations detail architecture and landscapes, presenting a historical perspective.

View of Greenfield, Mass , Greenfield Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Shamokin : Pennsylvania, 1884 , Shamokin Pa., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Caribou, Aroostook Co. Maine : 1893 , Caribou Me., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Caribou, Aroostook Co. Maine : 1893 , Caribou Me., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Fort Fairfield, Maine : 1893 , Fort Fairfield Me., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Wrentham, Massachusetts, 1888. Bird's-eye view. Includes ill. Indexed for points of interest.... , Massachusetts , Norfolk ,county , Wrentham

Quincy, Mass , Quincy Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

North Attleborough, Mass. 1878 , North Attleboro Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Norton, Massachusetts : 1891. Bird's-eye view. Includes ill. and index to points of interest.... , Massachusetts , Bristol ,county , Norton

Pen Argyl : Pennsylvania. Bird's-eye view. Includes index to points of interest.... , Pennsylvania , Northampton ,county , Pen Argyl

View of Greenfield, Mass , Greenfield Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Norwood, Massachusetts : 1882 , Norwood Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

The city of St. John : New Brunswick , Saint John N.B., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

View of Westerly, R.I : 1877 , Westerly R.I., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Cartography, Egypt, 17th century. Cairo in 1686. From Description of Africa by Olfert Dapper, 1686. Engraving.

Bird's eye view of the town of Nantucket in the State of Massachusetts : looking southwest : 1881 , Nantucket Mass., Aerial views, Siasconset Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Hazleton : Pennsylvania , Hazleton Pa., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Mt. Pleasant, Michigan : 1884. Seven insets with views of prominent structures. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view Indexed for points of interest. Relief shown by shading. Colored in sepia wash... Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 1884. Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 1884, Michigan , Isabella ,county , Mount Pleasant

Marblehead, Massachusetts. Bird's-eye view. Includes illustrations of and index to points of interest.... , Massachusetts , Essex ,county , Marblehead

Millis, Massachusetts : 1890 , Millis Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Bird's eye view of Orange, Massachusetts : 1878. Indexed for points of interest.... , Massachusetts , Franklin ,county , Orange

View of the city of Waterbury, Conn : 1876. Bird's-eye view. Includes ill. and index to points of interest.... , Connecticut , New Haven ,county , Waterbury

View of Attleborough, Mass : East Village, 1878 , Attleboro Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Dover & Foxcroft : Piscataquis Co. Maine, 1878 , Dover-Foxcroft Me. : Town, Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Oakdale, Massachusetts , Oakdale Worcester County, Mass., Aerial views, Oakdale Worcester County, Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Arlington, Massachusetts : 1884 , Arlington Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Brattleboro, Vt : 1876 , Brattleboro Vt., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Bird's eye view of Holyoke, Mass : 1877 , Holyoke Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Millbury, Mass., 1880 , Millbury Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Newburyport, Mass. Bird's-eye view. Includes index to points of interest. Appears in J.G. Garver's Surveying the shore, historic maps of coastal Massachusetts, 1600-1930. Beverly, MA. 2006.. Incorporated as a town in 1763, Newburyport is located near the mouth of the Merrimack River. It flourished as a center for shipping, shipbuilding, and whaling during the colonial period and as a port for privateering during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. During the 19th century, shipbuilding continued to be an important, but declining, activity with the last clipper ship launched in 1883. In the 1830s and 1840s, the towns economy became more industrialized with the establishment of four textile mills, a distillery, an iron foundry, and several other factories which produced shoes and combs. The town had a population of approximately 13,000 when this view was made. The artists observe the town as if overlooking it from the north shore of the Merrimack River, looking slightly southwest a

Edgartown, Duke's County, Martha's Vineyard Id., Mass. Bird's-eye-view. Includes illus. and index to points of interest. Appears in J.G. Garver's Surveying the shore, historic maps of coastal Massachusetts, 1600-1930. Beverly, MA. 2006.. Drawn as if approaching the town by water, looking in a northwesterly direction, this view is reminiscent of Edgartown's former glory as a whaling port. During the first half of the 19th century, this community was one of New Englands major whaling ports, but following the Civil War the town's fortunes declined as the need for whale oil was replaced by petroleum products. The artist emphasizes the importance of the maritime economy by focusing on the waterfront. In the foreground, the harbor is dotted with many sailing vessels including three that are powered by steam. The most prominent structures along the waterfront are five major wharves and the lighthouse marking the entrance into the harbor. Running parallel to the shore is Water Street, which is

Bird's eye view of Great Falls, Strafford Co., New Hampshire & Berwick, York Co., Maine, 1877 : from position north west, looking south. Indexed for points of interest.... , Maine , York ,county , Berwick New Hampshire , Strafford ,county , Somersworth

North Attleborough, Massachusetts : 1891. Includes ill. Bird's-eye view. Indexed for points of interest. Includes inset of Attleborough Falls Village.... , Massachusetts , Bristol ,county , North Attleboro

Seattle, Washington Territory ; Oregon Improvement Company's coal docks, Seattle, W.t.. Prints. 1882. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Seattle (Wash.), Ships , Washington (State) , Seattle

Port Chester, New York : 1882. Bird's-eye view. Includes index for points of interest and ill.... , New York , Westchester ,county , Port Chester

North Brookfield, Mass : 1878 , North Brookfield Mass. : Town, Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Mexico.. Prints, Bird's-eye views. 1700 - 1888. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Mexico City (Mexico)

Millbury, Mass., 1880. Includes ill. Indexed for points of interest. Bird's-eye view... Millbury, Massachusetts, 1880. Millbury, Massachusetts, 1880, Massachusetts , Worcester ,county , Millbury

Nazareth : Pennsylvania. Bird's-eye view. Includes index to points of interest and ill.... , Pennsylvania , Northampton ,county , Nazareth

No. Chelmsford, Mass : on the Merrimac River, 1893 , North Chelmsford Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Bird's eye view of Great Falls, Strafford Co., New Hampshire & Berwick, York Co., Maine, 1877 : from position north west, looking south , Great Falls N.H., Aerial views, Berwick Me., Aerial views, Somersworth N.H., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Newburyport, Mass , Newburyport Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

View of Newton, Mass : comprising Wards 1 & 7 & environs of the city of Newton , Newton Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

View of Watertown, Mass : 1879 , Watertown Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Port Chester, New York : 1882 , Port Chester N.Y., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Middletown, Delaware : 1885. Bird's-eye view. Includes ill. and index to points of interest.... , Delaware , New Castle ,county , Middletown

View of Saxonville, Mass , Saxonville Mass., Aerial views, Framingham Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Newburgh, N.Y : 1875. Bird's-eye view. Includes index to points of interest and ill... Newburgh, New York. Newburgh, New York, New York , Orange ,county , Newburgh

View of Chester, Connecticut : 1881 , Chester Conn. : Town, Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Hackettstown : New Jersey. Bird's-eye view. Includes index to points of interest and ill.... , New Jersey , Warren ,county , Hackettstown

Cambridge City, Ind : 1871 , Cambridge City Ind., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

West Medford, Massachusetts : 1897 , West Medford Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

West Medford, Massachusetts : 1897. Bird's-eye view. Includes ill. Indexed for points of interest.... , Massachusetts , Middlesex ,county , Medford , West Medford

Oxford, Massachusetts : 1891 , Oxford Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

View of Peabody, Mass : 1877 , Peabody Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Charlton City & Charlton Depot, Mass , Charlton Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Bird's eye view of Morristown, Morris Co., New Jersey : 1876 , Morristown N.J., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Saratoga Springs and vicinity : scene of the inter-collegiate regatta : see page 626. Bird's-eye view. "Drawn and Engraved Expressly for Harper's Weekly." Supplement to Harper's Weekly, 25 July 1874. "From Sketches by Theodore R. Davis." "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1874, by Harper & Brothers ..."... , New York , Saratoga ,county , Saratoga Springs

View of Beverly, Mass. Bird's-eye view. Indexed for points of interest. Colored in a sepia wash. Appears in J.G. Garver's Surveying the shore, historic maps of coastal Massachusetts, 1600-1930. Beverly, MA. 2006.... , Massachusetts , Essex ,county , Beverly

Charlton City & Charlton Depot, Mass , Charlton Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

View of Seymour, Conn : 1879. Bird's-eye view. Includes ill. and index to points of interest... View of Seymour, Connecticut. View of Seymour, Connecticut, Connecticut , New Haven ,county , Seymour

Stoughton, Massachusetts : 1890 , Stoughton Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Woburn, Mass., 1883 , Woburn Mass., Aerial views, Woburn Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Woburn, Mass., 1883. Bird's-eye-view.... , Massachusetts , Middlesex ,county , Woburn

Manchester, N.H : 1876. Bird's-eye view. Indexed for points of interest.. Located on the Merrimack River fifteen miles north of Nashua, Manchester is viewed from the west bank of the river looking east across the town. By using such an orientation, the artists are able to place in the foreground the large number of factories located along the river and the parallel canal. This industrial activity focuses on the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company (represented by almost two dozen buildings identified with the numbers 2 and 3 on the drawing). After several sporadic starts at industrial development at this water-fall site during the first quarter of the 19th century, the Amoskeag Company was established in the 1830s with an influx of capital from Boston financiers. By the end of the 19th century, the company had become the largest cotton textile manufacturer in the world. The company was instrumental in establishing and planning the town. Manchester was designed with a grid street pattern, in

Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass : 1886 , Winchester Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Bird's eye view of Morristown, Morris Co., New Jersey : 1876. Includes index to points of interest.... , New Jersey , Morris ,county , Morristown

National Prohibition Park, Staten Island, N.Y Cartographic. Maps, Aerial views, Cadastral maps. 1891 - 1898. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Real property , New York (State) , New York (N.Y.), National Prohibition Park (New York, N.Y.), Westerleigh (New York, N.Y.)

Birmingham, Conn : 1876 , Birmingham Conn., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

View of Higganum, Connecticut : 1881. Bird's-eye view. Includes ill. and index to points of interest.... , Connecticut , Middlesex ,county , Higganum

The city of Vineland, New Jersey : 1885 , Vineland N.J., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Sandwich Village, Barnstable County, Mass., looking west , Sandwich Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Wilmington, Del : 1874 , Wilmington Del., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Cochituate, Mass. and North Natick, 1887 , Cochituate Mass., Aerial views, North Natick Mass., Aerial views, Lokerville Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

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Ballardvale, Mass : 1885 , Ballardvale Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Greenwood Iron Works. Orange Co., N.Y., P. P. Parrott Cartographic. Atlases, Prints. 1875. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Orange County (N.Y.), Real property , New York (State) , Orange County, Orange County (N.Y.) , History, Business enterprises , New York (State) , Orange County

Adams, Mass : 1882 , Adams Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Adams, Mass : 1882. Bird's-eye view. Includes 11 illustrations of buildings. Includes key to points of interest. "Published by ... Phila. C.J. Corbin, field manager.".. Adams, Massachusetts. Adams, Massachusetts, Massachusetts , Berkshire ,county , Adams

Bird's-eye view of Boston, showing the burned district. Appears in Harper's Weekly. November 30, 1872. Pages 936-937.... , Massachusetts , Suffolk ,county , Boston

City of Norwich, Conn : 1876 , Norwich Conn., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Sturbridge and Fiskdale, Massachusetts , Sturbridge Mass., Aerial views, Fiskdale Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

South Norwalk and Norwalk, Conn : 1875 , South Norwalk Norwalk, Conn., Aerial views, Norwalk Conn., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

View of Canton, Mass : 1878 , Canton Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

View of Canton, Mass : 1878. Indexed for points of interest. Bird's-eye view.... , Massachusetts , Norfolk ,county , Canton

Moncton, New Brunswick , Moncton N.B., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Hempstead, N.Y : Long Island, 1876 , Hempstead N.Y., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Hempstead, N.Y : Long Island, 1876 , Hempstead N.Y., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Belvidere : New Jersey , Belvidere N.J., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

View of New Britain, Conn : 1875 , New Britain Conn., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Smyrna, Delaware : 1885 , Smyrna Del., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Washington, Rhode Island : 1888 , Coventry R.I. Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Bridgton, Maine : U.S.A., 1888. Bird's-eye view. "Fred C. Gibbs, Bridgton, Me. Sole Agent For The Sale of This Picture." Includes index to points of interest and ill.... , Maine , Cumberland ,county , Bridgton

Centreville and Artic Centre, Rhode Island. Bird's-eye view. Includes illustrations of and index to points of interest.... , Rhode Island , Kent ,county , West Warwick

View of Winsted, Conn : 1877. Bird's-eye view. Includes index to points of interest... View of Winsted, Connecticut. View of Winsted, Connecticut, Connecticut , Litchfield ,county , Winsted

Harris, Phenix and Lippitt, Rhode Island , Phenix R.I., Aerial views, Lippitt R.I., Aerial views, Kent County R.I., Aerial views, Harris R.I., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Springfield, Ohio. Bird's eye view. Includes ill. and index to points of interest.... , Ohio , Clark ,county , Springfield

Fû-chew fû, or Hoksyew, capital of Fo-kyen. Prints, Illustrations. 1745 - 1747. Rare Book Division

View of Hopedale, Massachusetts : 1888 , Hopedale Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Cochituate, Mass. and North Natick, 1887. Bird's-eye view. Includes index to points of interest and inset view of Lokerville... Cochituate, Massachusetts and North Natick, 1887. Cochituate, Massachusetts and North Natick, 1887, Massachusetts , Middlesex ,county , Cochituate Massachusetts , Middlesex ,county , Natick , North Natick Massachusetts , Middlesex ,county , Lokerville

View of Holliston, Mass : 1878 , Holliston Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

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