Bird's-eye views of American cities
Bird's-eye views, also called panoramic maps, show a town from above at an angle, with every street and building drawn. They were popular in America from the 1850s to the 1920s; the Library of Congress holds more than a thousand of them.
Why they are free to use: Published before 1931: their US copyright has expired. Each map's page shows its own licence basis and a credit line.
Cities
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View of the city of Providence as seen from the dome of the new State House.
1896 · Library of Congress
View of the city of New York and vicinity
1907 · Library of Congress
Panoramic view of the wholesale and office district of St. Louis.
1904 · Library of Congress
Bird's eye view of Philadelphia.
1872 · Library of Congress
Aerial view of Bologna showing the main buildings and streets Engraving
1581–1613 · Wikimedia Commons
View of Washington City.
1871 · Library of Congress
Schenectady, N.Y.
1882 · Library of Congress
(Bird's eye view of San Francisco)
1868 · Library of Congress
Small towns
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Bird's eye view of Sauk City, Sauk County, Wisconsin 1870.
1870 · Library of Congress
Bird's eye view of Prairie du Sac, Sauk County, Wisconsin 1870.
1870 · Library of Congress
Bird's eye view of Reedsburg, Sauk County, Wis. 1874.
1874 · Library of Congress
Bird's eye view of Oakland, Maryland 1906.
1906 · Library of Congress
Bird's eye view of Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York 1877.
1877 · Library of Congress
Bird's eye view of Watkins, N.Y.
1873 · Library of Congress
Bird's eye view of Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota 1869.
1869 · Library of Congress
Sandwich Village, Barnstable County, Mass., looking west, 1884
1884 · Library of Congress
The West
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Map of great western Central City
1887 · Library of Congress
Bird's eye view of Canon City, Colo. county seat of Fremont County 1882.
1882 · Library of Congress
Panoramic bird's eye view of Colorado Springs, Colorado City and Manitou, Colo. 1882.
1882 · Library of Congress
Bird's eye view of Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. 1882.
1882 · Library of Congress
Bird's-eye-view of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1909 · Library of Congress
Birds eye view of Los Angeles, California.
1877 · Library of Congress
Bird's eye view of San Diego, California 1876.
1876 · Library of Congress
Bird's eye view of Leadville, Lake County, Colo. 1879.
1879 · Library of Congress
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