Bird Eye View Collection (#3)

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418831 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418860 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418855 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418853 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418851 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418847 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Athens as it appeared during the Golden Age, 19th century (engraving)
3523363 Athens as it appeared during the Golden Age, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Athens as it appeared during the Golden Age)

Aerial view of the River Clyde (b/w photo)
8634578 Aerial view of the River Clyde (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aerial view of the River Clyde)

Aerial View of Trafalgar Square, London (b/w photo)
8634576 Aerial View of Trafalgar Square, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aerial View of Trafalgar Square, London)

Bird's-eye view of Kingston showing Port Royal (coloured photo)
8649166 Bird's-eye view of Kingston showing Port Royal (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Kingston, Jamaica: Bird's-Eye view of Kingston showing Port Royal (colour photo)
8650733 Kingston, Jamaica: Bird's-Eye view of Kingston showing Port Royal (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Buckingham Palace: Aerial View (b/w photo)
8650388 Buckingham Palace: Aerial View (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aerial View)

Page from Over the Rio Grande album, c.1895 (litho)
8640931 Page from Over the Rio Grande album, c.1895 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Over the Rio Grande (C Smith, c 1895)

Harbour at Valparaiso, Chile (engraving)
8631324 Harbour at Valparaiso, Chile (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harbour at Valparaiso, Chile. Illustration from Black and White)

Upper middle class housing, Wimbledon (b/w photo)
8676223 Upper middle class housing, Wimbledon (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Upper middle class housing, Wimbledon)

Aston Hall, Warwickshire (engraving)
8676526 Aston Hall, Warwickshire (engraving) by Everitt, Allen Edward (1824-82); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird's-eye view of Aston Hall, Warwickshire)

Aerial photos of Paris: Versailles (b/w photo)
8673535 Aerial photos of Paris: Versailles (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Versailles)

Aerial photos of Paris: Le Palais De Justice (b/w photo)
8673517 Aerial photos of Paris: Le Palais De Justice (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Palais De Justice)

Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds (b/w photo)
8672654 Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, Yorkshire)

Viollet-Le-Duc shows the start of construction, 1873 (illustration)
8683032 Viollet-Le-Duc shows the start of construction, 1873 (illustration) by Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel (1814-79); Private Collection; (add.info)

Windsor Castle, Aerial View (b/w photo)
8665125 Windsor Castle, Aerial View (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Windsor Castle, Aerial View)

Powderham Castle, Aerial View (b/w photo)
8665096 Powderham Castle, Aerial View (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Powderham Castle, Aerial View)

Olympia, site of the Antiquite Olympic Games, 19th century (engraving)
NWI4860716 Olympia, site of the Antiquite Olympic Games, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Ancient Greece: Olympia, site of the Antiquite Olympic Games)

Aerial view of Pompeii showing the large theatre, small theatre, Quadriportico dei Teatri, etc
FLO4688237 Aerial view of Pompeii showing the large theatre, small theatre, Quadriportico dei Teatri, etc. Chromolithograph after an illustration by S

Reconstruction of the long walls connecting Athens to its port at Piraeus in ancient Greece
6867234 Reconstruction of the long walls connecting Athens to its port at Piraeus in ancient Greece. From Cassell's Universal History

The Famous Places on the Tokaido in One View (Tokaido meisho ichiran), 1818 (colour woodblock print; o-oban)
5859839 The Famous Places on the Tokaido in One View (Tokaido meisho ichiran), 1818 (colour woodblock print; o-oban) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 43 x 58 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Berlin and surrounding area at the end of the 17th century
3794208 Berlin and surrounding area at the end of the 17th century.; (add.info.: Berlin and surrounding area at the end of the 17th century. Weltgeschichte by Prof. Dr)

The Monastery, Locarno, 1890 (w/c & chalk on paper)
NGW387989 The Monastery, Locarno, 1890 (w/c & chalk on paper) by Goodwin, Albert (1845-1932); 27.5x37.8 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Mining (oil on millboard)
NGW388570 Mining (oil on millboard) by Williams, Terrick (1860-1936); 25.6x15.8 cm; National Museum Wales; (add.info.: Study for a poster;); National Museums & Galleries of Wales

View of the Chateau de la Muette with the arrival of King Louis XV (1710-74), c.1738 (oil on canvas)
905696 View of the Chateau de la Muette with the arrival of King Louis XV (1710-74), c.1738 (oil on canvas) by Grevenbroeck, Charles Leopold (d.1758); 67x88 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris

Celebration for the New Constitution, Place de la Concorde, 21st May 1848 (oil on canvas)
904418 Celebration for the New Constitution, Place de la Concorde, 21st May 1848 (oil on canvas) by Champin, Jean-Jacques (1796-1860); 40.1x53.4 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet

Richmond, Yorkshire (oil on canvas)
NGW388560 Richmond, Yorkshire (oil on canvas) by Richardson, Thomas Miles (1784-1848); 48.1x73.6 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

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Cranborne Manor, from The English Manor House (b/w photo)
CLF294527 Cranborne Manor, from The English Manor House (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: originally one of King John's hunting lodges)

Onion finials form a cresting to the roof, Sezincote, from Country Houses of the Cotswolds (b/w photo)
CLF320601 Onion finials form a cresting to the roof, Sezincote, from Country Houses of the Cotswolds (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The eastern service wing at Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy
CLF327736 The eastern service wing at Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Cirencester Park, from The Ancient and Present State of Gloucestershire by Sir Robert Atkyns, printed 1712 (engraving)
CLF320621 Cirencester Park, from The Ancient and Present State of Gloucestershire by Sir Robert Atkyns, printed 1712 (engraving) by Kip

Rome, from The Pincio, Piazza Del Popolo, 1933 (oil on canvas)
7415303 Rome, from The Pincio, Piazza Del Popolo, 1933 (oil on canvas) by Leech, Beatrice Mary Seccombe (1880-1945); 29x44.5 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Glasgow Exhibition, 1888 (oil on canvas)
3550989 Glasgow Exhibition, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Lavery, John (1856-1941); 61x45.7 cm; Glasgow Museums, UK; (add.info.: Framed: 858 x 704 x 40 mm;unframed)

Bird's-eye view of the Paris Expositon of 1900 (chromo)
541524 Bird's-eye view of the Paris Expositon of 1900 (chromo) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: the Eiffel Tower in the background.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Jedburgh From A Height (w/c on paper)
7091038 Jedburgh From A Height (w/c on paper) by Pearson, William (1772-1849); 23.9x51.5 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: By William Pearson); © Manchester Art Gallery

Flat landscape with a view to distant hills, 1648 (oil on panel)
3927270 Flat landscape with a view to distant hills, 1648 (oil on panel) by Koninck, Phillips de (1619-88); 29.8x40.8 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Panorama overlooking Istanbul and the Bosphorus, c. 1890 (b/w photo)
STC258395 Panorama overlooking Istanbul and the Bosphorus, c.1890 (b/w photo) by Sebah & Joaillier (fl.1888-1950); Private Collection; (add.info)

Spring, 1898 (oil on canvas)
7379801 Spring, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Malczewski, Jacek (1854-1929); 240 x 116 cm; National Museum, Krakow, Poland; (add.info.: by Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929))

View of Fribourg (oil on canvas)
7388998 View of Fribourg (oil on canvas) by Pilloud, Ignace Nazaire Oswald (1873-1946); 46x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist)

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"Capturing the World from Above: A Bird's Eye View" Immerse yourself in a journey through time and space as we explore captivating landscapes and bustling cityscapes from a unique perspective. From the vantage point of a bird soaring high above, witness historical events unfold and marvel at the beauty of architectural masterpieces. Transporting us back to 1778, an engraving reveals "The Encampment of the English Forces near Portsmouth during the Battle of Solent. " The intricate details bring to life this pivotal moment in history, offering a glimpse into military strategies and the intensity of warfare. Shifting our gaze to Eastern Geelong, a vibrant color photo showcases its enchanting charm. With its picturesque coastline and sprawling urban landscape, it is truly mesmerizing how different perspectives can unveil hidden gems within familiar surroundings. Traveling further back in time to 1888 London, two engravings capture iconic routes - "The City Road, Finsbury Circus to 'Angel' Islington" and "Euston Road and Marylebone Road, Kings Cross to Paddington. " These images allow us to envision bustling streets filled with horse-drawn carriages amidst Victorian architecture. Continuing our exploration of London in 1888, another engraving presents "Tottenham Court Road and Hampstead Road to Camden Town. " This aerial view highlights the city's evolving transportation network while showcasing its diverse neighborhoods. Venturing beyond England's capital city lies Berkeley Castle's inner bailey captured in black-and-white photography. This image transports us inside one of England's historic castles – steeped in tales of knights and royalty – reminding us that even ancient structures have stories waiting to be discovered. Moving on from castles but still immersed in British heritage are Cranborne Manor's elegant halls displayed through monochrome photography. Its grandeur speaks volumes about centuries-old traditions preserved within manor houses across England.