Urban Planning Collection

Map of Amsterdam, 1662 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR242868 Map of Amsterdam, 1662 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Danckerts, Cornelis I (c.1603-56); Gemeente-Archief, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Sewer depths in the City of London, 1944 (colour litho)
7201427 Sewer depths in the City of London, 1944 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Town planning survey showing sewer depths in the City of London)

Advance view of Paris modern style by designer Albert Robida. In this beautiful drawing we see Robida's influence
PCT4267138 Advance view of Paris modern style by designer Albert Robida. In this beautiful drawing we see Robida's influence on the creators of bands drawn from the 1960-1980 years

Poster promoting Welwyn Garden City : The New Town for Residence and Industry, Hertfordshire, England

Narrow streets less than 30 feet wide, City of London, 1939 (colour litho)
7201423 Narrow streets less than 30 feet wide, City of London, 1939 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, 1907 (b / w photo)
1812535 Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, 1907 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, view of public gardens and flats, London
1812532 Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, view of public gardens and flats, London, 1903 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, London, 1907 (b / w photo)
1812539 Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, London, 1907 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Bethnal Green)

The foundation of Constantinople by Emperor Constantinople the great who transferred the imperiale capital to
ELD4886070 The foundation of Constantinople by Emperor Constantinople the great who transferred the imperiale capital to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople

Residential architecture in downtown Tokyo, Japan

Geometric car parking in a sunny summer day, Tokyo

United States, Florida: Pedro Menendez de Aviles admiral and Spanish privateer (1519-1574)
NWI4965119 United States, Florida: Pedro Menendez de Aviles admiral and Spanish privateer (1519-1574) brought the city of Saint Augustine, 1565

United States, New York: Traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge from the Manhattan Coast, 1883. 19th century color engraving
NWI4966965 United States, New York: Traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge from the Manhattan Coast, 1883. 19th century color engraving; (add.info.: United States)

The Park Street excavation site, for the metro station in Boston, Massachusetts, 1896. 19th century lithography
NWI4966315 The Park Street excavation site, for the metro station in Boston, Massachusetts, 1896. 19th century lithography.; (add.info.: The Park Street excavation site)

Workers building a railway tunnel, 19th century. 19th century colour engraving
NWI4963305 Workers building a railway tunnel, 19th century. 19th century colour engraving.; (add.info.: Workers building a railway tunnel, 19th century)

United States, North Dakota State: Railway installation in winter over Missouri River to Bismarck 1879
NWI4966587 United States, North Dakota State: Railway installation in winter over Missouri River to Bismarck 1879. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

United States, State of California: Indian irrigation pit in San Luis Rey, Spanish mission founded in 1772
NWI4964642 United States, State of California: Indian irrigation pit in San Luis Rey, Spanish mission founded in 1772; (add.info.: United States)

Newcomers lining up for mail at the Gold Rush, San Francisco. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4964504 Newcomers lining up for mail at the Gold Rush, San Francisco. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Newcomers lining up for mail at the Gold Rush, San Francisco)

Waterway in the Roman Fort Cilurnum (or cilurvum), of Chesters Walwick (Northumberland, England)
NWI4863594 Waterway in the Roman Fort Cilurnum (or cilurvum), of Chesters Walwick (Northumberland, England), fort built along the wall of Hadrian (Adrien); (add.info)

Statue of Sebastien The Prestre of Vauban (1633-1707) Sculpture Gallery of illustrious Men Chateau de Versailles
JEB4944712 Statue of Sebastien The Prestre of Vauban (1633-1707) Sculpture Gallery of illustrious Men Chateau de Versailles; (add.info)

Construction of the bridge in the Vallon des Auffes district in Marseille, 1863 Photograph by Adolphe Terris
JEB4858556 Construction of the bridge in the Vallon des Auffes district in Marseille, 1863 Photograph by Adolphe Terris. Departmental Archives

Plan of Milan with the churches, 1700
QUA5033530 Plan of Milan with the churches, 1700; (add.info.: Plan of Milan with the churches, 1700); Photo © Mauro Ranzani

The foundation of the city of Rome: the workers build the walls. Miniature from the manuscript Alfa D.3.9.C by Tite
VEN5028131 The foundation of the city of Rome: the workers build the walls. Miniature from the manuscript Alfa D.3.9.C by Tite Live (59 BC - 17 AD) JC) on the History of Rome, Biblioteca Estense

Aztec City: Tenochtitlan, capital of Aztec Mexico, an island in Lake Texcoco
NWI4902802 Aztec City: Tenochtitlan, capital of Aztec Mexico, an island in Lake Texcoco, at the time of the Spanish conquest of Cortes in the 16th century. Engraving

Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt testing, 1907 - Ain Zeft, Saint Aime refinery
LUX4780479 Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt testing, 1907 - Ain Zeft, Saint Aime refinery; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt testing, 1907 - Ain Zeft)

Algeria, Ain Zeft: oil mining, road asphalt testing, transport of bitumen by a cart pulled by a five-year-old coupling
LUX4780384 Algeria, Ain Zeft: oil mining, road asphalt testing, transport of bitumen by a cart pulled by a five-year-old coupling line, 1907; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: oil mining)

France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), La Baule Escoublac: the city with level crossing, 1900
LUX4775161 France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), La Baule Escoublac: the city with level crossing, 1900; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44)

Algeria, Algiers: A staircase street in the Kasbah, 1900
LUX4803310 Algeria, Algiers: A staircase street in the Kasbah, 1900; (add.info.: Algeria, Algiers: A staircase street in the Kasbah, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Venetie, Venice: A general view of Venice on the arsenal of the church, 1885
LUX4716605 Venetie, Venice: A general view of Venice on the arsenal of the church, 1885; (add.info.: Venetie, Venice: A general view of Venice on the arsenal of the church)

Portrait of Andre Le Notre (Lenotre, 1613-1700), French architect and designer of gardens, gardener of the king
ETI4397209 Portrait of Andre Le Notre (Lenotre, 1613-1700), French architect and designer of gardens, gardener of the king. Goblin tapestry panel adorning the Gallery of Apollo. Realised by A

The opening of Avenue Napoleon, View from the roof of the Opera Garnier, leading to the Theatre Francais
PCT4285906 The opening of Avenue Napoleon, View from the roof of the Opera Garnier, leading to the Theatre Francais, 1869 (engraving); (add.info.: Embellishments of Paris in the 19th century)

The village of Fulier in Senegal with a cereal field and a cattle pen - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of
FLO4727596 The village of Fulier in Senegal with a cereal field and a cattle pen - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

United States, New York: Brooklyn Bridge over East River to Manhattan, 1883. 19th century color engraving
NWI4966957 United States, New York: Brooklyn Bridge over East River to Manhattan, 1883. 19th century color engraving; (add.info.: United States)

Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers come to refuel bitumen at a barrel laid along the road, 1907
LUX4780417 Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers come to refuel bitumen at a barrel laid along the road, 1907; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers come to refuel bitumen at a barrel laid along the road)

Ellis Island Naval Station in New York Harbour, before the Immigration Centre was built around 1870
NWI4890607 Ellis Island Naval Station in New York Harbour, before the Immigration Centre was built around 1870. Colour engraving

Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886), American politician presiding over the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883
NWI4937680 Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886), American politician presiding over the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

View of island 1 from the Old Port in Marseille. 1866 Photograph by Adolphe Terris. Departmental Archives, Marseille
JEB4858023 View of island 1 from the Old Port in Marseille. 1866 Photograph by Adolphe Terris. Departmental Archives, Marseille; (add.info.: View of island 1 from the Old Port in Marseille)

View of island 9 and construction sites from the former military factory in Marseille in 1865
JEB4858000 View of island 9 and construction sites from the former military factory in Marseille in 1865. Photograph by Adolphe Terris

Remains of the establishment of baths (public baths) in the Roman fort Cilurnum (or cilurvum)
NWI4863601 Remains of the establishment of baths (public baths) in the Roman fort Cilurnum (or cilurvum), by Chesters Walwick (Northumberland, England)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): October 8, 1898, Passy bridge, close-up
LUX4783035 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): October 8, 1898, Passy bridge, close-up, construction of the western railway bridge on the Seine to connect the station Saint Lazare to the disabled

Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt tests, a worker heats the bitumen in the barrel
LUX4780401 Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt tests, a worker heats the bitumen in the barrel and flows into a bucket using a twigs fire, 1907; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt tests)

Territories in Kansas (USA) proposed for sale by the railway company Topeka and Santa Fe
NWI4965483 Territories in Kansas (USA) proposed for sale by the railway company Topeka and Santa Fe, circa 1870 - Engraving colorisee 19th century

United States, State of Virginia: Virginia settlers beginning to build the city of Jamestown, 1608
NWI4967643 United States, State of Virginia: Virginia settlers beginning to build the city of Jamestown, 1608. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: United States)

United States, New York: New Brooklyn Bridge on the East River, New York City, 1883
NWI4966750 United States, New York: New Brooklyn Bridge on the East River, New York City, 1883. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

Workers using explosives to make up the Panama Canal, 20th century. Colour engraving of the 20th century
NWI4962689 Workers using explosives to make up the Panama Canal, 20th century. Colour engraving of the 20th century.; (add.info.: Workers using explosives to make up the Panama Canal, 20th century)

United States, Colorado: Chestnut Street in Leadville, Colorado during the boom of mines and quarries in the 1870s
NWI4964698 United States, Colorado: Chestnut Street in Leadville, Colorado during the boom of mines and quarries in the 1870s

Peter I The Great Founding the City of St. Petersburg, Russia, 1703
NWI4945420 Peter I The Great Founding the City of St. Petersburg, Russia, 1703.; (add.info.: Peter I The Great Founding the City of St. Petersburg, Russia, 1703.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): October 8, 1898, Passy bridge, construction of the western railway bridge
LUX4783020 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): October 8, 1898, Passy bridge, construction of the western railway bridge on the Seine to connect the station Saint Lazare aux Invalides

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"Exploring the Evolution of Urban Planning: From Ancient Constantinople to Modern Welwyn Garden City" Step back in time with these captivating glimpses into the world of urban planning. Delve into the depths of London's sewer system in 1944, as a vividly colored lithograph showcases the intricate network beneath the bustling city streets. Witness Amsterdam's transformation through a detailed map from 1662, engraved with precision and offering insights into its early urban layout. Travel to Arnold Circus in 1907, where black and white photographs capture both the charm and functionality of this iconic public space within London's Boundary Estate. Marvel at its well-designed gardens and flats, which exemplify early attempts at creating harmonious living environments for residents. Discover Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire through a promotional poster that beckons visitors to experience this visionary new town blending residential bliss with industrial opportunities. This innovative approach to urban planning sought to create an ideal balance between work and leisure for its inhabitants. Unearth history as we journey even further back in time to witness Emperor Constantine's foundation of Constantinople - a momentous event that forever changed the course of urban development. Admire St. George's statue reconstructed after Bernt Notke’s masterpiece from 1489, symbolizing strength and resilience throughout centuries. Finally, embark on a virtual visit to Hanau during the 1930s - an era marked by architectural experimentation and modernist influences shaping cities across Europe. These snapshots offer glimpses into how different societies approached urban planning during times of change. From ancient civilizations laying foundations for great cities to modern endeavors seeking harmony between nature and industry, these diverse hints highlight humanity's ongoing quest for better-designed spaces that enhance our lives while preserving our heritage.