The Vancouver World claimed to have produced 20,000 copies of its 1890 panoramic map of Vancouver, which purported to show every building in the city from a “bird’s eye view” in the sky. If true, that ...

In the latter half of the 19th century, panoramic, or “bird’s-eye view,” city maps became a staple of commercial art. New Orleans was depicted in several such views between 1851 and 1884. Today, these ...