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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
View of Greenfield, Mass , Greenfield Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
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Maynard, Mass : 1879. Bird's-eye view. Includes ill. and index to points of interest.... , Massachusetts , Middlesex ,county , MaynardView of New Britain, Conn : 1875. Bird's-eye view. Includes ill. and index to points of interest.... , Connecticut , Hartford ,county , New BritainNewburgh, N.Y., 1878, H.H. Bailey & Co., 1878., New York. Publisher, H.H. Bailey & Co., Newburgh, N.Y., 1 view, color; dimensions 52 x 81 cm, on sheet 86 x 111 cmJohnstown, N.Y : 1874. Bird's-eye view. Indexed for points of interest.... , New York , Fulton ,county , JohnstownBristol, Vt , Bristol Vt., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionNew Hartford, Conn : 1878 , New Hartford Conn., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionAuburn, Rhode Island : 1890 , Cranston R.I., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionBrodhead, Wis : 1871. Bird's-eye view. Indexed for points of interest.... , Wisconsin , Green ,county , BrodheadSt. Stephen, New Brunswick and Calais, Maine : 1889 , St. Stephen N.B., Aerial views, Calais Me., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionView of Madison, Conn : 1881 , Madison Conn., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionAmsterdam, N.Y : 1875 , Amsterdam N., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionJewett City, Conn , Jewett City Conn., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionBird's eye view of Lake Village, Belknap County, N.H : 1883 , Lake Village N.H., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionBird's eye view of the city of Olympia, East Olympia and Tumwater, Puget Sound, Washington Territory, 1879. Indexed for points of interest.... , Washington , Thurston ,county , Olympia Washington , Thurston ,county , TumwaterMiddleboro, Mass., 1881 , Middleboro Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionWollaston, Massachusetts , Wollaston Quincy, Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionWest Lebanon, N.H., and White River Junction, Vermont. Bird's-eye view. Indexed for points of interest.... , Vermont , Windsor ,county , White River Junction West LebanonSteurvangst in de Volga, Anonymous, 1677 - 1746 print Numbered at the top right: 8. paper etching / engraving commercial fishery VolgaPoultney, Vt , Poultney Vt., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionMAP of Aeroplane view of business district Amarillo, Texas, circa 1912Bird's eye view of the city of Olympia, East Olympia and Tumwater, Puget Sound, Washington Territory, 1879 , Olympia Wash., Aerial views, Tumwater Wash., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionNatick, Rhode Island , Natick Warwick, R.I., Maps, Natick Warwick, R.I., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionView of Bristol, Conn. Bird's-eye view. Includes index to points of interest and ill... View of Bristol, Connecticut. View of Bristol, Connecticut, Connecticut , Hartford ,county , BristolPlan of Falmouth Heights, Falmouth Mass., April 1st 1873. Cadastral map showing lots and lot numbers. Includes six ill. of buildings.... , Massachusetts , Barnstable ,county , Falmouth , Falmouth HeightsSpencer, Massachusetts, 1892 , Spencer Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionPeterborough, N.H : 1886. Bird's-eye view. Includes ill., index to points of interest, and views "South Peterboro" and "West Peterboro."... , New Hampshire , Hillsborough ,county , Peterborough New Hampshire , Hillsborough ,county , West PeterboroughGreens Landing, Me , Stonington Me. : Town, Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionView of North Easton, Massachusetts, 1881. Indexed for points of interest. Bird's-eye view.... , Massachusetts , Bristol ,county , North EastonNew Orleans, the Crescent City, Lake Ponchartrain in the distance. Bird's-eye view. "Supplement to Harper's Weekly, December 13, 1884."... , Louisiana , Orleans ,county , New Orleans1848 Map of St. Louis 1848. View of Cheshire, Connecticut : 1882 , Cheshire Conn., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionGeneva, Wis : 1871 , Lake Geneva Wis., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionSouth Bend, Indiana, Chas. Shober & Co. Proprietors of Chicago Lith. Co., Published by J.J. Stoner, 1874North Billerica, Mass : 1887. Bird's-eye view. Indexed for points of interest.... , Massachusetts , Middlesex ,county , North BillericaMap of River Park, Newton Upper Falls , Real estate development, Massachusetts, Newton Upper Falls, Newton Upper Falls Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionVinalhaven, Me : 1893 , Vinalhaven Me., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionBird's eye view of Wilkes-Barre, Pa : 1872 , Wilkes-Barre Pa., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionBarre, Washington County, Vt : 1884. Bird's-eye view. Relief shown pictorially. Includes index to points of interest and ill. of Goddard Seminary... Barre, Washington County, Vermont, 1884. Barre, Washington County, Vermont, 1884, Vermont , Washington ,county , BarreJewett City, Conn , Jewett City Conn., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionLehighton : Pennsylvania. Bird's-eye view. Includes index to points of interest.... , Pennsylvania , Carbon ,county , LehightonPrint at the top right labeled: p. 103.Bird's eye view of Houghton, L.S., Michigan, 1872 : looking south east , Houghton Mich., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionWhitinsville, Massachusetts : 1891 , Whitinsville Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionView of Chatham : New Brunswick , Chatham N.B., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionNorth Billerica, Mass : 1887 , North Billerica Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionThe city of New Haven, Conn : 1879. Bird's-eye view. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Includes index to points of interest.... , Connecticut , New Haven ,county , New HavenBird's eye view of Minneapolis, Minnesota, circa 1891Bird's eye view of Houghton, L.S., Michigan, 1872 : looking south east , Houghton Mich., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionBirds eye view of Waterville, Kennebec Co. Maine : looking northwest , Waterville Me., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionNo.1 Hotel., No.2 Bath Houses., No.3 Cottages to Rent., No.4 Boat Houses & Dance Hall., No.5 Billiard Room. Glen Haven Water Cure & Summer Resort, Situated at the Head of Skaneatles Lake, Glen Haven, Cortland Co. N.Y. Cartographic. Atlases, Prints. 1875. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Cayuga County (N.Y.), Real property , New York (State) , Cayuga CountyGreater New York and Long Island, looking east from over Jersey City. 1911. Cartographic. Maps. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map DivisionMillville, Massachusetts : 1887. Includes ill. Indexed for points of interest. Bird's-eye view.... , Massachusetts , Worcester ,county , MillvilleView of Stamford, Conn : 1875. Bird's-eye view. Includes ill. and index to points of interest... View of Stamford, Connecticut. View of Stamford, Connecticut, Connecticut , Fairfield ,county , StamfordCrawfordsville, Ind : 1871 , Crawfordsville Ind., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionLivermore Falls, Maine , Livermore Falls Me., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionLivermore Falls, Maine. Bird's-eye view. Indexed for points of interest.... , Maine , Androscoggin ,county , Livermore FallsGorham, N.H : : 1888 , Gorham N.H., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionView of Westport, Conn : 1878 , Westport Conn., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionView of Chatham : New Brunswick , Chatham N.B., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionBelvidere Park : Lowell, Mass , Lowell Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionWinchester, N.H : Cheshire County, 1887 , Winchester N.H. : Town, Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionBird's eye view of Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Hancock Co., Maine, 1886. Includes six vignettes and index to points of interest.... , Maine , Hancock ,county , Mount Desert Island ,island , Bar HarborSouth Framingham, Massachusetts : 1882 , Framingham Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionLynn Woods : Lynn, Massachusetts , Lynn Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionHolbrook, Massachusetts, 1892 : incorporated Feb. 29, 1872 , Holbrook Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionGeneva, Wis : 1871 , Lake Geneva Wis., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionGreenville, N.H : 1886 , Greenville N.H., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionView of Northborough, Massachusetts : 1887 , Northborough Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionBoston : 1899. Bird's-eye view. Indexed for points of interest.. By the time this aerial view was published, the filling in and development of Back Bay was nearly complete, doubling the original size of the city. The Common and Public Garden are centrally located, with the new Back Bay neighborhood to the west. The burned district has not only been rebuilt, but has expanded to include a bustling waterfront, illustrating how Boston was an important regional commercial hub. As Bostons business district grew, public places and green spaces had to be developed on the edges of the urbanized area... , Massachusetts , Suffolk ,county , BostonBird's eye view of the city of Raleigh, North Carolina 1872.View showing the works of D.S. Morgan & Co., Brockport, N.Y , D.S. Morgan & Company, Brockport N.Y., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionRahway, N.J : 1874 , Rahway N.J., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionFair Lawn in the County of Kent, plate 49 from Britannia Illustrata Published 1707 Netherlands. Etching, with engraving, in black on cream laid paper . Johannes Kip (Engraver)Danbury, Conn , Danbury Conn., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionBangor : Pennsylvania , Bangor Pa., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionThree Rivers, Mass , Three Rivers Mass., Aerial views, Palmer Mass., Aerial views, 1893 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionImage of the price plate of the T.E.E. "Ile de France" from Paris to Amsterdam.East Douglas, Mass : 1886 , East Douglas Mass., Aerial views, Douglas Mass. : Town, Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionView of College Point, L.I : 1876. Bird's-eye view. Indexed for points of interest.... , New York , New York , College PointPontiac, Rhode Island , Warwick R.I., Aerial views, Pontiac Warwick, R.I., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionThree Rivers, Mass. Bird's eye view. Labels streets and identifies 21 churches, businesses, and other premises.... , Massachusetts , Hampden ,county , Palmer Massachusetts , Hampden ,county , Three RiversMontpelier, county seat of Washington County & capital of Vermont : 1884 , Montpelier Vt., Aerial views, Montpelier Vt., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionMontpelier, county seat of Washington County & capital of Vermont : 1884. Bird's-eye view. Relief shown pictorially. Includes ill. of Montpelier in 1821 and index to points of interest.... , Vermont , Washington ,county , MontpelierOverview of Montpelier, Vermont, 1884Franklin, Massachusetts , Franklin Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionBERRIO, Gaspar Miguel de (1706-1761). Descripcin de zerro rico e imperial villa de Potos’. (Description of Cerro Rico Hill and Potos’ city). 1758. Potos’ scholl. Colonial baroque. Oil on canvas. BOLIVIA. CHUQUISACA. Sucre. Charcas Museum (University Museum Colonial and Anthropological).Lancaster, Ohio : 1885. Bird's-eye view. Includes ill. and index to points of interest.... , Ohio , Fairfield ,county , LancasterAshland, Grafton Co., N.H. 1883. Bird's-eye view. Indexed for points of interest.... , New Hampshire , Grafton ,county , AshlandNew Jersey Turnpike winding its way through Elizabeth , Roads, Cities & towns, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesFranklin, Massachusetts , Franklin Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionWestford, Mass : 1886. Bird's-eye view. Indexed for points of interest... Westford, Massachusetts. Westford, Massachusetts, Massachusetts , Middlesex ,county , WestfordHaydenville, Mass : 1886 , Haydenville Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionHaydenville, Mass : 1886 , Haydenville Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionMattapan, Massachusetts, 1890 , Mattapan Boston, Mass., Aerial views, Boston Mass., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionBethel, Vt : 1886 , Bethel Vt., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionLancaster, Ohio : 1885 , Lancaster Ohio, Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionClayton, Delaware : 1885 , Clayton Del., Aerial views Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionVillage of Barnstable, seat of Barnstable County, Mass : 1884. Includes ill. Indexed for points of interest. Bird's-eye view.. The village of Barnstable, located on the northern coast of Cape Cod about three miles north of Hyannis, is another of the seven villages in the town of Barnstable. Drawn by the same artist, it was published in the same year as the Hyannis view. The Barnstable view was also oriented as if the community was being viewed from the north looking south. The background extends across the peninsula towards Hyannis, with Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard faintly visible on the horizon. This small village, displaying a linear settlement pattern, serves as the county seat for Barnstable County, which includes all the towns on the Cape. The views central focus is the portion of Main Street running from the U.S. Post Office and Custom House (identified by letter A) to the County Court House and Jail (identified by letters B and C). Also highlighting the village's administratiBird's eye view of Concord, N.H : 1875. Presented by the Prescott Organ Co. (Established 1836.), Showing location of the manufactory & ware-rooms. Indexed for points of interest.... , New Hampshire , Merrimack ,county , ConcordCity of Newark, NJ 1874