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Birds Eye Collection (#3)

"Bird's Eye: A Glimpse into the Past and Present" Step back in time to the year 1901, as we explore the Halifax Workhouse

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: A Bird's-eye View of the US Soldiers and Sailors Home, near Dayton (engraving)

A Bird's-eye View of the US Soldiers and Sailors Home, near Dayton (engraving)
8637262 A Bird's-eye View of the US Soldiers and Sailors Home, near Dayton (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Birds-Eye View of Bombay (b/w photo)

Birds-Eye View of Bombay (b/w photo)
8637020 Birds-Eye View of Bombay (b/w photo) by Indian photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birds-Eye View of Bombay)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Bird's Eye View of Hampton Court, showing the Extent of Wolsey's Palace (engraving)

Bird's Eye View of Hampton Court, showing the Extent of Wolsey's Palace (engraving)
8632400 Bird's Eye View of Hampton Court, showing the Extent of Wolsey's Palace (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Berkeley Castle, Aerial View (b/w photo)

Berkeley Castle, Aerial View (b/w photo)
8665099 Berkeley Castle, Aerial View (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Berkeley Castle, Aerial View)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: La Concorde (b/w photo)

Aerial photos of Paris: La Concorde (b/w photo)
8673566 Aerial photos of Paris: La Concorde (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Concorde)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Montmartre (b/w photo)

Aerial photos of Paris: Montmartre (b/w photo)
8673542 Aerial photos of Paris: Montmartre (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Montmartre)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Compiegne (b/w photo)

Aerial photos of Paris: Compiegne (b/w photo)
8673533 Aerial photos of Paris: Compiegne (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Compiegne)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Luxembourg (b/w photo)

Aerial photos of Paris: Luxembourg (b/w photo)
8673528 Aerial photos of Paris: Luxembourg (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Luxembourg)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Quartier De Sainte-Clotilde (b/w photo)

Aerial photos of Paris: Quartier De Sainte-Clotilde (b/w photo)
8673527 Aerial photos of Paris: Quartier De Sainte-Clotilde (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quartier De Sainte-Clotilde)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Le Parc Monceau (b/w photo)

Aerial photos of Paris: Le Parc Monceau (b/w photo)
8673524 Aerial photos of Paris: Le Parc Monceau (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Parc Monceau)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Tuileries, Place Vendome (b/w photo)

Aerial photos of Paris: Tuileries, Place Vendome (b/w photo)
8673514 Aerial photos of Paris: Tuileries, Place Vendome (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tuileries, Place Vendome)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Le Louvre (b/w photo)

Aerial photos of Paris: Le Louvre (b/w photo)
8673513 Aerial photos of Paris: Le Louvre (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Louvre)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: L'Etoile (b/w photo)

Aerial photos of Paris: L'Etoile (b/w photo)
8673579 Aerial photos of Paris: L'Etoile (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L'Etoile)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Temple Newsam House, Leeds (b/w photo)

Temple Newsam House, Leeds (b/w photo)
8672655 Temple Newsam House, Leeds (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Temple Newsam House, Leeds, Yorkshire)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial view of the centre of Leeds (b/w photo)

Aerial view of the centre of Leeds (b/w photo)
8672658 Aerial view of the centre of Leeds (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aerial view of the centre of Leeds, Yorkshire)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Gibraltar: A Bird's eye view of the Harbour (b/w photo)

Gibraltar: A Bird's eye view of the Harbour (b/w photo)
8640275 Gibraltar: A Bird's eye view of the Harbour (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bird's eye view of the Harbour)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Page from Over the Rio Grande album, c.1895 (litho)

Page from Over the Rio Grande album, c.1895 (litho)
8640938 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)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: View of Wilhelmshore, 1870 (engraving)

View of Wilhelmshore, 1870 (engraving)
1575752 View of Wilhelmshore, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of a bird's-eye view of Wilhelmshore. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Canadian Pavilion, 1911: Bird's-eye View of Main Court (b/w photo)

Canadian Pavilion, 1911: Bird's-eye View of Main Court (b/w photo)
8621899 Canadian Pavilion, 1911: Bird's-eye View of Main Court (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird's-eye View of Main Court)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Canada: Bird's Eye View of Kingston (litho)

Canada: Bird's Eye View of Kingston (litho)
8625096 Canada: Bird's Eye View of Kingston (litho) by Canadian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird's Eye View of Kingston)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Hebe Sports, Grey birds-eye suit, Rotten Row, Pamela Minchin

Hebe Sports, Grey birds-eye suit, Rotten Row, Pamela Minchin
Client: Hebe Sports - Grey birds-eye suit with horse rider in Rotten Row - model Pamela Minchin - January 17, 1949 Date: 1949

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: London, England, in 1726. (print)

London, England, in 1726. (print)
7419938 London, England, in 1726. (print); (add.info.: London, England, in 1726 as seen by an anonymous artist.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: The first Battle of Schooneveld, 28 May 1673, 1684 (pen, grisaille on canvas)

The first Battle of Schooneveld, 28 May 1673, 1684 (pen, grisaille on canvas)
7337621 The first Battle of Schooneveld, 28 May 1673, 1684 (pen, grisaille on canvas) by Velde, Willem van de, the Elder (1611-93); 54.4x74.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Looking down from the balloon at the plateau. From album by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton entitled

Looking down from the balloon at the plateau. From album by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton entitled National Antarctic
7295478 Looking down from the balloon at the plateau. From album by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton entitled National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1903), 1905 (b/w photo) by Shackleton

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418846 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418835 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front

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

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front

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

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front

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

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front

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

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front

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

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front

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

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Athens as it appeared during the Golden Age, 19th century (engraving)

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)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Bird's eye, Veronica chamaedrys, and yellow germander, Teucrium flavum

Bird's eye, Veronica chamaedrys, and yellow germander, Teucrium flavum
FLO4669033 Bird's eye, Veronica chamaedrys, and yellow germander, Teucrium flavum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial view of the River Clyde (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial View of Trafalgar Square, London (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Bird's-eye view of Kingston showing Port Royal (coloured photo)

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)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Kingston, Jamaica: Bird's-Eye view of Kingston showing Port Royal (colour photo)

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)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Buckingham Palace: Aerial View (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Page from Over the Rio Grande album, c.1895 (litho)

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)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Harbour at Valparaiso, Chile (engraving)

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)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Upper middle class housing, Wimbledon (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aston Hall, Warwickshire (engraving)

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)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Versailles (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Le Palais De Justice (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Viollet-Le-Duc shows the start of construction, 1873 (illustration)

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)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Windsor Castle, Aerial View (b/w photo)

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)




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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.