Recently, I purchased a couple of reprinted maps — one for my wife, and one for me. Hers was of Nantucket, where she still has relatives and worked for many summers. It now hangs over her desk. A ...

This “bird’s-eye view” map by Albert Ruger of the Chicago Lithographing Company shows a panorama of La Crosse in 1867. Maps like this created the illusion of a higher viewpoint by placing sketches of ...

Google is set to add a "photorealistic bird's eye view" to nearly 100 locations in its Maps service. According to the tech giant, the new functionality will enable detailed sightseeing in many of the ...

Before the days of travel bureau budgets, before #PureMichigan and "Yes! Michigan" and highway billboards beckoning us to vacation Up North, Michiganders learned the highlights of their hometowns -- ...

Panoramic view of the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, 1898, published by the Vancouver World. This kind of map is also known as a "bird's eye view." Vancouver Archives AM1594-: MAP 547 The ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- A bird’s-eye view may take on new meaning thanks to Army-funded research. Scientists found that a protein in bird’s retinas is sensitive to the Earth’s magnetic field ...

As we celebrate and study Midland’s rich history, archivists and historians recognize the story we tell is based on real historical documents that survive from specific time periods. Although single ...

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. In any event, ...