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Bird's-eye views

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  • The Foundling Hospital, Holborn, London: a bird's-eye view of the courtyard. Coloured engraving by T. Bowles after L. P. Boitard, 1753.
  • Bridewell Hospital: an aerial view. Wood engraving by [W.H.].
  • Bridewell Hospital, London: an aerial view in 1720.
  • The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London: seen from the north, with ladies and gentlemen walking in the foreground. Engraving by B. Cole.
  • Guy's Hospital, Southwark: an aerial view. Engraving by W. H. Toms after R. West, c.1738.
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    A busy day at the beach. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

    Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883. | Reference: 12151i
    Part of: Bird's-eye views of modern society
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    St Pancras Wells, King's Cross, London: aerial view showing the "Plantation", and St Pancras church in the background, with an advertisement and explanation. Engraving.

    | Reference: 38748i
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    Albany, New York: an elevated view. Photograph by Notman Photo Co., ca. 1880.

    | Date: 1880 | Reference: 571611i
    Part of: United States of America: landscapes, architecture and portraits. Photographs (some by Francis Frith), ca. 1880.
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    Bridewell Hospital: an aerial view.

    | Date: 1755 | Reference: 21467i
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    The Foundling Hospital, Holborn, London: a bird's-eye view of the courtyard. Coloured engraving by T. Bowles after L. P. Boitard, 1753.

    Boitard, Louis-Philippe, active 1733-1770. | Date: 1753 | Reference: 36982i
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