(NY-NYC) First Bird's-eye Map... ~Catalog 63~ Conveys a sense of the

Conveys a sense of the region

Made during the Civil War

it tracks some landmark stages in the understanding of the US West

(Historical Chart of the Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal)

among other things

(NY-NYC) First Bird's-eye Map... ~Catalog 63~ Conveys a sense of theFirst Bird's Eye Map of Greater New York. From photographs taken in the Sunday World's Sudio Balloon, April 29, 1897. Issued as a four fold spread in a late 19th century newspaper, this large print was meant to be framed "for future reference", as it shows the landmarks, points of interest, neighborhoods and more. At its top states, "Greater New York Photographed From The Sunday World's Balloon, One Thousand Feet Above The Ground The Picture Shows How