A delightful bird’s eye view of the Rose Standish House hotel, situated on Downer’s Landing in Hingham, Mass., presenting an alluring image of this lively seaside resort near Boston. The Rose Standish House hotel was part of the Melville Garden amusement area, constructed in 1871 and spearheaded by Samuel Downer.....
One of the largest and most spectacular bird’s eye views of Boston ever published, with the built environment of the city rendered in meticulous detail. This magnificent view shows the city from an elevated imaginary vantage point in the east, looking toward the Charles River and Cambridge in the.....
A very scarce view of the Maine island town of Vinalhaven, located in Penobscot Bay, once an important center of the granite industry. Vinalhaven Village, with its many buildings clustered around the harbor, appears in the foreground and two active granite quarries can be seen nearby. A variety of vessels.....
A large and handsome bird’s eye view of the historic sea-side town of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This richly detailed view depicts the city and the surrounding area, as seen from an imaginary elevated vantage point in the northwest looking southeast. In the foreground, various vessels are shown plying the.....
An exceedingly scarce and attractive bird’s eye view of Lincoln General Hospital in Washington, D.C., published during the Civil War. One of a number of military hospitals built in Washington D.C. to care for the war’s wounded, Lincoln General was constructed in 1861 and opened in December 1862. Named in.....
A scarce and detailed map of Nevada's famed Comstock Lode silver mining district, including a bird’s eye view across the top depicting the same region. The Comstock Lode (named after miner Henry Comstock) was a rich silver ore deposit located under the eastern slope of Mt. Davidson, a peak.....
A large and quite impressive bird’s eye view of Portland, Maine, as it appeared after a decade of rebuilding, following the great fire of 1866. This fine, richly detailed view of Portland depicts the city—viewed from an elevated eastern vantage point—as a lively, prosperous place, with a busy harbor.....