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 ...

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 ...