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Bird Eye View Collection

"Capturing the World from Above

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: The Encampment of the English Forces near Portsmouth during the Battle of the Solent

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

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Eastern Geelong (colour photo)

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

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: London in 1888: The City Road, Finsbury Circus to the 'Angel'Islington (engraving)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: London in 1888: Euston Road and Marylebone Road, Kings Cross to Paddington (engraving)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: London in 1888: Tottenham Court Road and Hampstead Road, to Camden Town (engraving)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: A Birds eye View of Homestead Akenham near Ipswich for James Clarke Esqre (litho)

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, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: An air station on the towers of Notre-Dame in Paris, 1905 (illustration)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: A bird's-eye view of Niagara Falls

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Looking down from the balloon across the plateau towards 'Discovery' (1901)

Looking down from the balloon across the plateau towards 'Discovery' (1901)
7295477 Looking down from the balloon across the plateau towards 'Discovery' (1901). From album by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton entitled National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1903)

Background imageBird Eye View 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
UIG5418844 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Background imageBird Eye View 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
UIG5418861 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Background imageBird Eye View 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
UIG5418858 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Background imageBird Eye View 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
UIG5418854 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Looking towards Fox Hills, Aldershot (engraving)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Kingston, Jamaica: Bird's-Eye view of Port Antonio (colour photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Rouen: Vue Generale prise de la Cote Sainte-Catherine (coloured photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Aerial view of Hampton Court Palace (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Bird's-eye view of Port Antonio (coloured photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Votaries of the Weed No 22 (colour litho)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Inland port of Mannheim, Germany (colour litho)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Saint German-Des-Pres Et Saint-Sulpice (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Notre Dame Et L'Hotel De Ville (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Place De La Republique (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Champ De Mars (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: L'Opera (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Lower middle class housing, Tooting, London (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Hollingbury Camp, Brighton, Sussex (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Plan of Naples, 1860

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

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Nemesis (The Great Fortune), 1499-1503 (engraving)

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).

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Night festival on the Champ de Mars, Paris (oil on canvas)

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

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

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

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: The Dyke Camp, Devil's Dyke, near Brighton, Sussex (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Sanderstead, Surrey (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Saint-Germain-En-Laye (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Le Pantheon (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Saint-Augustin (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: La Bastille (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Japanese observation balloon over Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)

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, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Port of Constantinople, 16th century (engraving)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Bird's-Eye View of Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Bird's-Eye View of the Second Royal Exchange (engraving)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: Co-operative Wholesale Societies: Newcastle, Pelaw (litho)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View Collection: St Michael's Mount, Aerial View (b/w photo)

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)

Background imageBird Eye View 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
UIG5418842 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Background imageBird Eye View 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
UIG5418841 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Background imageBird Eye View 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
UIG5418837 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Background imageBird Eye View 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
UIG5418852 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer



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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.