Birds Eye Collection

Plan of Canterbury Cathedral from the Eadwine Psalter, c. 1150 (vellum)
3086776 Plan of Canterbury Cathedral from the Eadwine Psalter, c.1150 (vellum) by English School, (12th century); Trinity College, Cambridge

The Encampment of the English Forces near Portsmouth during the Battle of the Solent
BAL331681 The Encampment of the English Forces near Portsmouth during the Battle of the Solent, 1778 (engraving) (later colouration) by Basire

Halifax Workhouse 1901
A birdseye view of the workhouse infirmary at Halifax, Yorkshire

New York skyline
Skyscrapers in New York, including the Pan Am and Chrysler buildings. 1970s

London Birdseye 18
Bird s-eye view of London at the end of the 19th century : the City Road, Finsbury Circus to the Angel, Islington

London Birdseye 11
Bird s-eye view of London at the end of the 19th century : from Oxford Street, by Uxbridge Road, to High Street, Notting Hill

Scarborough Workhouse
A birdseye view of Scarborough New Workhouse

Map of Avignon, from Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun (1541-1622
STC121029 Map of Avignon, from Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun (1541-1622) and Frans Hogenberg, c.1572 (colour engraving) by Hoefnagel

British Empire Exhibition - Wembley - Aerial View Date: 1924

FROZEN FOOD AD, 1957. Some Freeze Food... Birds Eye Freezes Flavor. advertisement for Birds Eye frozen foods, from an American magazine, 1957

Aerial view of Teesside. The new Boro Stadium. 28th July 1995

Antique engraving depicting birds eye view of Cairo

Main Street Looking North, Butte Montana
Birds-eye view of Main Street looking north. Traffic and pedestrians can be seen on the street below. Rolling hills are in the background

Water shortage and supply: Londons water stores, 1921
Seriously depleted by drought: Londons water stores in 1921 for seven million people, spread over 558 square miles.The Thames estuary is viewed looking east, towards the sea

Shanghai China wonderful skyline with modern skyscrapers by river at night from above in Shanghai China

London Birdseye 3
Bird s-eye view of London at the end of the 19th century : Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill to St Pauls and Cheapside

Eastern Geelong (colour photo)
7166499 Eastern Geelong (colour photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eastern Geelong)

London in 1888: The City Road, Finsbury Circus to the "Angel"Islington (engraving)
7188742 London in 1888: The City Road, Finsbury Circus to the " Angel" Islington (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The City Road)

London in 1888: Euston Road and Marylebone Road, Kings Cross to Paddington (engraving)
7188740 London in 1888: Euston Road and Marylebone Road, Kings Cross to Paddington (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Euston Road and Marylebone Road)

London in 1888: Tottenham Court Road and Hampstead Road, to Camden Town (engraving)
7188738 London in 1888: Tottenham Court Road and Hampstead Road, to Camden Town (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tottenham Court Road and Hampstead Road)

Southampton in the Year 1856 (w / c on paper)
SOU80696 Southampton in the Year 1856 (w/c on paper) by Brannon, Philip (1815-90); 62.5x97 cm; Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire, UK; eSouthhampton City Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Aerial view of downtown Sioux City

Stunning views of the Faraglioni Rocks from the top of Monte Solaro, Capri, Bay of Naples, Italy

Puffins, RSPB Fowlsheugh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Meeting d Aviation, April 10-25, 1910, Nice, 1910 (offset colour litho)
1197889 Meeting d Aviation, April 10-25, 1910, Nice, 1910 (offset colour litho) by Brosse, Charles Leonce (1871-1945); 108x79 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Brosse)

Aerial view of Teesside. Cleveland, across to Billingham. 28th July 1995

Aerial view of Teesside, Tees Newport Lift Bridge. 28th July 1995

Four women sharing a 9 foot long baguette in Soho, London. Circa 1955

The aerial view of London towards Canary Wharf, London, England

The aerial view of London towards Tower of London and Tower Bridge, London, England

The aerial view of London towards Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf, London, England

A Birds eye View of Homestead Akenham near Ipswich for James Clarke Esqre (litho)
8667856 A Birds eye View of Homestead Akenham near Ipswich for James Clarke Esqre (litho) by English School

An air station on the towers of Notre-Dame in Paris, 1905 (illustration)
8600329 An air station on the towers of Notre-Dame in Paris, 1905 (illustration); (add.info.: An air station on the towers of Notre-Dame de Paris)

A bird's-eye view of Niagara Falls
5310061 A bird's-eye view of Niagara Falls; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a bird's-eye view of Niagara Falls, showing docks, and factories, etc)

Looking down from the balloon across the plateau towards Discovery (1901)
7295477 Looking down from the balloon across the plateau towards Discovery (1901)

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418844 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
UIG5418861 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
UIG5418858 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
UIG5418854 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Looking towards Fox Hills, Aldershot (engraving)
8631336 Looking towards Fox Hills, Aldershot (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Looking towards Fox Hills, Aldershot, Hampshire)

Kingston, Jamaica: Bird's-Eye view of Port Antonio (colour photo)
8644419 Kingston, Jamaica: Bird's-Eye view of Port Antonio (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird's-Eye view of Port Antonio)

Rouen: Vue Generale prise de la Cote Sainte-Catherine (coloured photo)
8640994 Rouen: Vue Generale prise de la Cote Sainte-Catherine (coloured photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vue Generale prise de la Cote Sainte-Catherine)

Aerial view of Hampton Court Palace (b/w photo)
8634583 Aerial view of Hampton Court Palace (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aerial view of Hampton Court Palace)

Bird's-eye view of Port Antonio (coloured photo)
8649170 Bird's-eye view of Port Antonio (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird's-eye view of Port Antonio)

Votaries of the Weed No 22 (colour litho)
8660509 Votaries of the Weed No 22 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 22)

Inland port of Mannheim, Germany (colour litho)
8663668 Inland port of Mannheim, Germany (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Inland port of Mannheim, Germany)

Aerial photos of Paris: Saint German-Des-Pres Et Saint-Sulpice (b/w photo)
8673538 Aerial photos of Paris: Saint German-Des-Pres Et Saint-Sulpice (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint German-Des-Pres Et Saint-Sulpice)

Aerial photos of Paris: Notre Dame Et L'Hotel De Ville (b/w photo)
8673559 Aerial photos of Paris: Notre Dame Et L'Hotel De Ville (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Notre Dame Et L'Hotel De Ville)

Aerial photos of Paris: Place De La Republique (b/w photo)
8673531 Aerial photos of Paris: Place De La Republique (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Place De La Republique)

Aerial photos of Paris: Champ De Mars (b/w photo)
8673525 Aerial photos of Paris: Champ De Mars (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Champ De Mars)

Aerial photos of Paris: L'Opera (b/w photo)
8673519 Aerial photos of Paris: L'Opera (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L'Opera)

Lower middle class housing, Tooting, London (b/w photo)
8676225 Lower middle class housing, Tooting, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lower middle class housing, Tooting, London)

Hollingbury Camp, Brighton, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676122 Hollingbury Camp, Brighton, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hollingbury Camp, Brighton, Sussex)

Wurzburg, Germany
2901907 Wurzburg

Plan of Naples, 1860
1577558 Plan of Naples, 1860; (add.info.: Plan of Naples.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Buda, Hungary
2901914 Buda, Hungary; (add.info)

Nemesis (The Great Fortune), 1499-1503 (engraving)
7414926 Nemesis (The Great Fortune), 1499-1503 (engraving); 33.4--23.1 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Albrecht Durer)

Night festival on the Champ de Mars, Paris (oil on canvas)
XIR375770 Night festival on the Champ de Mars, Paris (oil on canvas) by Sebron, Hippolyte Victor Valentin (1801-79); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418839 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
UIG5418836 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

The Dyke Camp, Devil's Dyke, near Brighton, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676067 The Dyke Camp, Devil's Dyke, near Brighton, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aerial view of the Dyke Camp, Devil's Dyke)

Sanderstead, Surrey (b/w photo)
8676228 Sanderstead, Surrey (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sanderstead, Surrey, a dormitory suburb)

Aerial photos of Paris: Saint-Germain-En-Laye (b/w photo)
8673571 Aerial photos of Paris: Saint-Germain-En-Laye (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint-Germain-En-Laye)

Aerial photos of Paris: Le Pantheon (b/w photo)
8673563 Aerial photos of Paris: Le Pantheon (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Pantheon)

Aerial photos of Paris: Saint-Augustin (b/w photo)
8673534 Aerial photos of Paris: Saint-Augustin (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint-Augustin)

Aerial photos of Paris: La Bastille (b/w photo)
8673526 Aerial photos of Paris: La Bastille (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Bastille)

Japanese observation balloon over Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655575 Japanese observation balloon over Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by English School

Port of Constantinople, 16th century (engraving)
8663656 Port of Constantinople, 16th century (engraving) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Port of Constantinople in the 16th century)

Bird's-Eye View of Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan (b/w photo)
8658249 Bird's-Eye View of Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird's-Eye View of Belle Isle Park)

Bird's-Eye View of the Second Royal Exchange (engraving)
8629614 Bird's-Eye View of the Second Royal Exchange (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird's-Eye View of the Second Royal Exchange)

Co-operative Wholesale Societies: Newcastle, Pelaw (litho)
8668907 Co-operative Wholesale Societies: Newcastle, Pelaw (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Newcastle, Pelaw)

St Michael's Mount, Aerial View (b/w photo)
8665084 St Michael's Mount, Aerial View (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Michael's Mount, Aerial View)

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418842 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
UIG5418841 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
UIG5418837 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
UIG5418852 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
UIG5418850 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
UIG5418849 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
UIG5418848 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Cleveland, Ohio. (print)
7419887 Cleveland, Ohio. (print); (add.info.: Cleveland, Ohio. From the courthouse looking west)

Weimar, Germany
2901912 Weimar, Germany; (add.info.: Located on Ilm river; was medieval center; ruled by counts of Weimar-Orlamde from 1247)

Loja, Granada, Spain, 17th century
2901840 Loja, Granada, Spain, 17th century; (add.info.: City Captured from the Moors by Isabella during the Inquisition; It was called - flower amongst thorns.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Alhama de Granada, 17th century
2901793 Alhama de Granada, 17th century; (add.info.: City famous for its Baths, named after the Arabic.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

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"Bird's Eye: A Glimpse into the Past and Present" Step back in time to the year 1901, as we explore the Halifax Workhouse. From a bird's eye view, witness the bustling activity within its walls, offering a unique perspective on life during that era. Traveling across continents, our next stop takes us to Scarborough Workhouse. The aerial vantage point allows us to observe this historical landmark from an entirely new angle, revealing its architectural grandeur and significance. Shifting gears to modernity, let's soar high above the iconic New York skyline. Marvel at the breathtaking panorama of towering skyscrapers and bustling streets below – a testament to human ingenuity and progress. Returning across the Atlantic Ocean, London Birdseye 11 showcases a vibrant cityscape teeming with life. This captivating image captures both historic landmarks and everyday scenes that make up the fabric of London's rich tapestry. Stepping further back in time, we find ourselves amidst The Encampment of English Forces near Portsmouth during the Battle of Solent in 1778. Through an engraving brought to life with later coloration techniques, gain insight into military strategies employed during this significant event in history. Fast forward again to London Birdseye 18 - witness how urban landscapes have evolved over time. Observe how architecture has transformed while still preserving echoes of bygone eras; truly showcasing London's ability to blend tradition with innovation seamlessly. Venturing down under brings us Eastern Geelong (color photo), where nature meets civilization harmoniously from above. Appreciate Australia's natural beauty juxtaposed against man-made structures – evidence of humanity coexisting respectfully with its environment. Zooming out for a broader perspective reveals British Empire Exhibition - Wembley - Aerial View. This awe-inspiring sight encapsulates not only Britain’s imperial might but also celebrates cultural diversity through exhibitions from around the world – an emblem of unity and progress.