Triplicus visus, directi, reflexi & refracti, de quo optica disputat, ...
Illustration showing aspects of optics: Battle scene with Archimedes' mirrors using sun to defend city of Syracuse against sailing ships, a rainbow, elephants crossing long bridge drawn in perspective, nude man... More
[Capriccio with reminiscences of Padua], engraving, Library of Congres...
Public domain scan of 17th-18th century Italian print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Etat abregé de la maison du grand seigneur, de ses revenus et le gouve...
Print shows bird's-eye view of Constantinople (after Merian, showing men with camels in the lower right foreground), view of the Sultan's palace, and a view of the Ayasofya Müzesi; includes extensive text about... More
Constantinopolitanæ urbis effigies ad vivum expressa, Constantinopolis...
Print shows bird's-eye view of Constantinople with prominent features identified by number, also shows two men walking with dogs in the lower right foreground; includes eight lines of verse in Latin, Dutch, and... More
A view of the city of the Havana, taken from the road near Colonel How...
Print showing a group of people resting or having a picnic, with distant view of the harbor and city of Havana. Trimmed within plate mark.
[Title page of Traite des pierres, with townscape headpiece and decora...
Illus. in: Traite des pierres / Theophrastus. Paris : Chez J.T. Herissant, 1754. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 197.
A perspective view of Montreal in Canada
Print shows a view of Montréal from across the Saint Lawrence River.
A view of the harbour and city of the Havana, taken from Jesu del Mont...
Print showing a two-wheeled coach without horse, a saddled horse grazing nearby, two men sitting on the ground resting, and a woman approaching them; distant view over many palm trees of the harbor and city of ... More
A view of the harbour and city of the Havana, taken from Jesu del Mont...
Print showing a two-wheeled coach without horse, a saddled horse grazing nearby, two men sitting on the ground resting, and a woman approaching them; distant view over many palm trees of the harbor and city of ... More
An east view of Montreal, in Canada Vue orientale de Montréal, en Cana...
Print shows a view of Montréal from across the Saint Lawrence River, with ships in the foreground, and a legend identifying the General Hospital, the "Recollects," St. Sulpicius, the nunnery, the Jesuit's Churc... More
A view of Charles Town the capital of South Carolina in North America ...
Print shows ships in the harbor at Charleston, South Carolina, with distant view of the city in the background. Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robt. Sayer at No. 53 in Fleet Street, Thos. Jeffe... More
Vuë de la basse ville a Quebeck. Prospect von der untern stadt in Queb...
Print shows the harbor at Québec, one ship at anchor, men working loading or unloading a boat, and merchandise on shore; an idealized view depicting Québec as a typical European city. (as characteristic of opt... More
A prospective view of the town of Boston, the capital of New-England -...
Print shows eight British warships (numbered and identified in bottom margin) in the harbor with Boston in the background. Illus. in: Edes & Gill's North-American almanack, and Massachusetts register for the y... More
Vuë de la place capitale a Quebeck. Prospect des haupt plazes der unte...
Print shows street view with soldiers marching, and pedestrians in Québec; an idealized view depicting Québec as a typical European city. (as characteristic of optical prints, title is printed in reverse). Col... More
Vue de la basse ville à Québec vers le fleuve St. Laurent / gravé par ...
Print shows the harbor at Québec, one ship at anchor, men working loading or unloading a boat, and merchandise on shore; an idealized view depicting Québec as a typical European city. Published in: The America... More
Panoramic view of St. Petersburg, dedicated by permission to his Imper...
Print showing panoramic view of St. Petersburg, including Academy of Arts, colleges, Cronstad (i.e., Kronshtadt), warehouses, and the Gottorp Globe. Title also in French. Plate 3 of 4. Includes key to building... More
Vue intérieure d'une partie du Moscou, prise des Hauteurs à droite de ...
Print showing a view of the countryside from along the "Yaousa" River with the city of Moscow in the distance.
Abattoir at Montmartre Pont au change drawn by A. Pugin ; engraved by ...
Prints show, on the top, slaughterhouses with livestock in the foreground at Montmartre, with men trying to drive the animals toward the buildings; and on the bottom, a bridge, the Pont au Change, spanning the ... More
Vista de puebla de Los Angeles C. Nebel del. ; lith. Mialhe Fesr. St. ...
Print shows a distant view, looking east toward the Santa Anna Mountains, of the cityscape of Los Angeles with low stone or adobe buildings in the foreground and two snowcapped mountains in the background Stam... More
New Haven from the S.E. / Drawn from nature, and on stone by T.K. Whar...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
View of Worcester, Massachusetts. taken from Union Hill / P. Anderson ...
Print shows a cityscape view of Worcester, Massachusetts, from an elevated vantage point on Union Hill, with a river in the foreground on which is a canal boat drawn by two horses or mules, and railroads approa... More
Baltimore / Swett ; P. Haas sc., engraving, Library of Congress
Print showing a man leaning on a fence, looking in the direction of Baltimore, Maryland. Entered according to Act of Congress by N. Hickman, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of Maryland, in the year 1837.
Bloomington, Iowa / painted and litho. by J.C. Wild.
Print shows five men with two horses in a flatboat, a man in a rowboat, small sailboats, and steamboats, one named "Iowa Falcon", on the Mississippi River passing Muscatine, Iowa, with a view of the city showin... More
An exact prospect of Charlestown, the metropolis of the province of So...
Print shows a view of the waterfront at Charleston harbor, Charleston, South Carolina, with several ships and small boats in the harbor and men, some with fishing nets, standing on a bit of land in the lower le... More
Naniwa Higashibori tekkyō no zu - Ukiyo e print
Japanese print shows people crossing a bridge on foot and on horseback. Annotations, stamps, etc. on verso of print: 172; 47623a (white label). Aratame date seal is illegible. Earlier control number: 236.3-15.... More
Smyrne / C. Allard exc. cum priv. ord. Holl. et Westsv.
Turkish man with gun and powder horn, possibly a soldier, and veiled woman with caravan and fictitious view of İzmir, Turkey, in distance. Illus. in: La galerie agreable du monde ... / Pieter van der Aa. Leide,... More
Panorama de Constantinople, pris d'un des minarets de Ste. Sophie
Print shows a section of a panorama of Istanbul made from a minaret of Ayasofya Mosque, formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia, including St. Irene Church, the treasury, the mint, and the walled gardens around Top... More
Panorama de Constantinople, pris d'un des minarets de Ste. Sophie
Print shows a section of a panorama of Istanbul made from a minaret of Ayasofya Mosque, formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia, including the fountain of Ahmed (Ahmet) III in the foreground, with the Gulf of Nicom... More
Panorama de Constantinople, pris d'un des minarets de Ste. Sophie
Print shows a section of a panorama of Istanbul made from a minaret of Ayasofya Mosque, formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia, including the university founded by the Sultan (?), the Hippodrome, the Sultanahmet M... More
Panorama de Constantinople, pris d'un des minarets de Ste. Sophie
Print shows a section of a panorama of Istanbul made from a minaret of Ayasofya Mosque, formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia, from the Port of the Golden Horn to the Eyüp suburb. Title from plate list. Illus. in... More
City of Montreal J. Walker sc. Montreal
Print shows an elevated view of the city of Montreal, Québec, showing many buildings and churches, the Notre-Dame Basilica, the Pont Victoria, a railroad bridge spanning the Saint Lawrence River, and a bit of t... More
Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., Cal. / From nature & on stone by Kuchel ...
Exchange; Amon Carter Museum; (DLC/PP-1975:230). Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bridgeport Conn. and environs, from Old Mill Hill / WS ; drawn from n...
Print showing cityscape view of Bridgeport, Connecticut from a nearby hill. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1857 by John Cornwall, in the Clerk's Office of the District of Connecticut.
[Patent medicine labels for Perry Davis & Son, showing view of Provide...
Public domain photograph of beverage advertisement, food, drinks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The city of Charleston, South Carolina, looking seaward, and showing t...
Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
View of Washington City, D.C. lith. by E. Sachse & Co. 104 S. Charles ...
Print shows a bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C. looking west with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground, the Smithsonian and the Washington Monument in the middle distance on the left, and Pennsylvania Avenue in... More
View of Washington City, D.C. lith. by E. Sachse & Co. 104 S. Charles ...
Print shows a bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C. looking west with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground, the Smithsonian and the Washington Monument in the middle distance on the left, and Pennsylvania Avenue in... More
View of Baltimore City, Md., from the North lith. & print by E. Sachse...
Print shows a bird's-eye view of Baltimore, Maryland from the north, showing the Washington Monument in foreground. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862 by E. Sachse & Co. in the Clerks Office... More
View of Washington City, D.C. West front of the U.S. Capitol lith. by ...
Print shows a bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C. looking east with the west facade of the U.S. Capitol in the foreground and the Anacostia River in the middle distance. Publication date based on copyright sta... More
The Paseo, City of Mexico, equestrian statue of Charles V, Chapultepec...
Photographic print shows cityscape print of Mexico City. Illus. in: A trip to Mexico : being notes of a journey from Lake Erie to Lake Tezcuco and back... / By H.C.R. Becher. Toronto : Willing and Williamson, 1... More
View of Washington City, Landscape view print
Print showing a bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C., with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground, and the Washington Monument in the background. 5588A U.S. Copyright Office. This print a reissue from stones used f... More
Plaza de Armas, City of Mexico, showing the Cathedral, Sagrario, and N...
Photographic print shows cityscape print of a large square surrounded by buildings. Illus. in: A trip to Mexico : being notes of a journey from Lake Erie to Lake Tezcuco and back... / By H.C.R. Becher. Toronto ... More
City of Louisville / A.C. Warren ; E.P. Brandard.
Ohio River with bridge in foreground, buildings of Louisville in background. 11661C U.S. Copyright Office. Steel engraving by E.P. Brandard after A.C. Warren. Published in William Cullen Bryant, Picturesque Ame... More
[La Crosse, Wisc. 1873] - Public domain vintage map
Print showing La Crosse, Wisconsin from vantage point on the Mississippi River with the "Belle of La Crosse" steamboat at dock and a steam "Transfer Boat" the "Alex. McGregor" with two barges on the river, also... More
New York, / print by G. Schlegel, 97 William St. N.Y.
Bird's-eye view of New York with Central Park in the foreground.
Zaltieri, Venice, Italy - Public domain architecture drawing
Part of Venice, with boat in foreground. Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Siena / Joseph Pennell., Italy. 19th century, Library of Congress coll...
Road curving uphill towards Siena. Public domain photograph - historical image of Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
San Gimignano / Jo Pennell., Italy
Hill with trees and city in background. Signed and dated on plate; signed in pencil below the plate. Wuerth 52.
James McNeill Whistler - [Long Venice] / [butterfly monogram].
Print showing long horizontal view of Venice from a lagoon. Title from Kennedy. Signed on plate with butterfly and in pencil on tab with butterfly and imp. From: Second Venice Set (Twenty-six etchings). Kennedy... More
Golden Gate from Berkeley Heights view, photochrome print postcard.
Detroit Publishing Co. no. "51311". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz
Lower Peachtree Street. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows view of lower Peachtree Street with Lester's Book Store, the Flatiron Building, Piedmont Hotel, and the Candler Building visible, also shows trolley cars. Illus. in: Souvenir of Atlanta, Georgia.
Whitehall Street - shopping district
Print shows view of Whitehall Street with carriages and electric trolley cars along the street and pedestrians on the sidewalks. Illus. in: Souvenir of Atlanta, Georgia.
Park Square in 1837 from a rare contemporary lithograph drawn on stone...
Print shows a view of Park Square, Boston, Massachusetts, from across the Charles River with railroad or pedestrian bridges on the right, a large building labeled "Panorama" at right center, a church in the dis... More
Billings, Montana. County-seat of Yellowstone County. 1904
On print: "For sale only by Austin North Bank, Billings, Montana." On print: "Copyright 1904 by H. Wellge, Milwaukee, Wis., Publisher." LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 452
Quai de L'Hotel de Ville - Publicd domain, Museum of New Zealand
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Russian Hill, San Francisco, Calif.
Bird's-eye view. Public domain image of San Francisco buildings, city, cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Joseph Pennell - Skyscrapers from the Gladstone
View of downtown Philadelphia, including City Hall, from the Gladstone Hotel. [His Philadelphia series] Wuerth, 312. Edition of 25. Signed on stone. Title and other information from Beall. American prints in th... More
Survivors at Arras. Museum of New Zealand collection
Public domain image of a historic building, 16th-17th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
A perspective view of Quebec drawn on the spot / Hulett fecit.
Ship and two sailboats in foreground; Quebec in background. Public domain photograph - engraving of a sailing ship, sea battle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The town of Boston in New England and British ships of war landing the...
Print is a restrike from shortened plate for original print with loss to text of cartouche and row of ships in the foreground. Text of cartouche in lower right corner: To the Earl of Hillsborough, His Majests ... More
View of the bridge over Charles River
Print shows view from Atkins Wharf of the bridge across the Charles River, two couples sightseeing in the foreground, and buildings in the background. Engraved for the Massachusetts Magazine, Sept. 1789. Illus... More
View of the city of Boston from Breeds Hill in Charlestown / del. & en...
Print shows the harbor and waterfront of the city of Boston with buildings in the background. Illus. from: The Massachusetts magazine, or, Monthly museum of knowledge and rational entertainment. Boston, Mass. ... More
Boulogne-sur-Mer Vue prise à vol d'oiseau / / Dessiné par A. Guesdon.
Print showing the city of Boulogne-sur-Mer as a bird's-eye view, with the harbor, the walled old town, and many buildings including the cathedral.
The Balla Hissar and city of Caubul from the upper part of the citadel
Illustration shows Afghan men standing on a hill overlooking the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, including the Bālā Ḥiṣār fortress. Lithograph by Louis and Charles Haghe after drawing by James Atkinson. Illus. in:... More
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania From the west / drawn from nature and on stone...
View of Bethlehem, including separate views of churches, seminaries, factories, Lehigh River and canal.
Aurora, N.Y. from the "North Poplars" / drawn by H.W.P. ; lith. of Ric...
Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
San Francisco, 1850 / P.S. Duval's Steam Lith. Press, Philada.
View of San Francisco and bay. Copyright by Theodore T. Johnson.
Columbus, O., taken from the blind asylum / engraved by Felch.
Public domain scan of 19th-19th century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
View of the great dam, Holyoke, Massachusetts. From South Hadley Fall...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, cascade, water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Golden City, C.T. - looking west / sketched by A.E. Mathews.
Print shows bird's-eye view of Golden City, Jefferson County, Colorado Territory.
Black Hawk, Colo., 1882--Looking south east
Panorama with two inserts of mills. Copyright by J.J. Stoner, Madison, Wis.
New York, from Brooklyn, 1915 / J. Pennell.
Etching showing the skyline of New York City from Brooklyn in 1915. Signed in pencil. 3rd state; new lines added on the clouds. Library has seven impressions; additional work on six. Wuerth, 671 American prints... More
The Balla Hissar and city of Caubul from the upper part of the citadel
Illustration shows Afghan men standing on a hill overlooking the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, including the Bālā Ḥiṣār fortress. Lithograph by Louis and Charles Haghe after drawing by James Atkinson. Illus. in:... More
[Isle de la Cité, Paris] / Whistler.
Print shows bird's-eye view of Paris with bridges across the Seine in the foreground.
[Isle de la Cité, Paris] / Whistler.
Print shows bird's-eye view of Paris with bridges across the Seine in the foreground.
The city of New Orleans, and the Mississippi River Lake Pontchartrain ...
Bird's-eye view of New Orleans with the Mississippi River in the foreground; prominent building and place names are listed below the image. Copyright by Currier & Ives, N.Y. Available also through the Library o... More
The city of New Orleans, and the Mississippi River Lake Pontchartrain ...
Bird's-eye view of New Orleans with the Mississippi River in the foreground; prominent building and place names are listed below the image.
The city of New Orleans, and the Mississippi River Lake Pontchartrain ...
Bird's-eye view of New Orleans with the Mississippi River in the foreground; prominent building and place names are listed below the image.
The city of New Orleans, and the Mississippi River Lake Pontchartrain ...
Bird's-eye view of New Orleans with the Mississippi River in the foreground; prominent building and place names are listed below the image.
The city of New Orleans, and the Mississippi River Lake Pontchartrain ...
Bird's-eye view of New Orleans with the Mississippi River in the foreground; prominent building and place names are listed below the image.
Birds eye view of the city of Washington from the dome of the U.S. Cap...
Bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C. with vignettes of prominent government and cultural buildings, and monuments depicted along the sides and bottom of the image. Copyright by A. Sachse & Co., Baltimore, Md. Av... More
Birds eye view of the city of Washington from the dome of the U.S. Cap...
Bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C. with vignettes of prominent government and cultural buildings, and monuments depicted along the sides and bottom of the image.
Birds eye view of the city of Washington from the dome of the U.S. Cap...
Bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C. with vignettes of prominent government and cultural buildings, and monuments depicted along the sides and bottom of the image.
View of Richmond from the church hill / drawn from nature and on stone...
Print shows a cityscape view of Richmond, Virginia. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1851 by Casimir Bohn in the clerks office of the District Court of the District of Columbia. Printed on vers... More
View of Richmond from the church hill / drawn from nature and on stone...
Print shows a cityscape view of Richmond, Virginia. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1851 by Casimir Bohn in the clerks office of the District Court of the District of Columbia. Printed on vers... More
View of Pottsville Taken from Sharp Mountain & respectfully dedicated ...
Bird's-eye view of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, with remarque showing a man standing at the entrance to a coal mine. J.R. Smith, Drawing Academy Philada. Hand-written below image: Colored by W.E. Smith. Forms part... More
View of Pottsville Taken from Sharp Mountain & respectfully dedicated ...
Bird's-eye view of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, with remarque showing a man standing at the entrance to a coal mine. J.R. Smith, Drawing Academy Philada. Hand-written below image: Colored by W.E. Smith. Forms part... More
View of Washington / drawn from nature and on stone by E. Sachse ; lit...
Bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C. looking west with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground. Copyright by E. Sachse & Co. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
View of Washington / drawn from nature and on stone by E. Sachse ; lit...
Bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C. looking west with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground.
View of Washington / drawn from nature and on stone by E. Sachse ; lit...
Bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C. looking west with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground.
View of Washington / drawn from nature and on stone by E. Sachse ; lit...
Bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C. looking west with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground.
New York: a birdseye view from the harbor, showing Manhattan Island in...
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 4817
New York: a birdseye view from the harbor, showing Manhattan Island in...
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 4817
North Beach, San-Francisco, from Russian Hill / C.B. Gifford, del & li...
Bird's-eye view, with bay in background. Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
North Beach, San-Francisco, from Russian Hill / C.B. Gifford, del & li...
Bird's-eye view, with bay in background. Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The City of Chicago / sketched & drawn on stone by Parsons & Atwater.
Bird's-eye view of Chicago, Illinois from above Lake Michigan; prominent features listed below image. 7715 1874 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Currier & Ives, New York. Available also through the Library o... More
The City of Chicago / sketched & drawn on stone by Parsons & Atwater.
Bird's-eye view of Chicago, Illinois from above Lake Michigan; prominent features listed below image.
The City of Chicago / sketched & drawn on stone by Parsons & Atwater.
Bird's-eye view of Chicago, Illinois from above Lake Michigan; prominent features listed below image.
The City of Chicago / sketched & drawn on stone by Parsons & Atwater.
Bird's-eye view of Chicago, Illinois from above Lake Michigan; prominent features listed below image.
Bird's eye view of New-York & Brooklyn / drawn from nature & on stone ...
Bird's-eye view of New York City and Brooklyn showing Battery Park and Governors Island in the foreground; prominent features numbered with key below image. Copyright by A. Guerber & Co., N. York. Available als... More