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Frontispiece: Auld ReekieIn Search of Scotland (1929)

Auld Reekie, or Edinburgh; in the distance the castle, but everywhere there is smoke.

Keywords: cityscapes, colour

Places shown: Edinburgh; Lothian; Scotland

Added: 2008-01-12

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Edinburgh from Calton HillNorthland Journeys, Part I (1881)

Edinburgh von Calton Hill aus gesehen

This is a view of Edinburgh fromCalton Hill, but predates a lot of more recent building. Edinburgh Castle is in the far background.

Keywords: cityscapes, views, castles, towers, greyscale

Places shown: Edinburgh; Lothian; Scotland

Added: 2020-03-17

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Chester, from the Alford Road.The River Dee: Its Aspect and History (1875)

Probably this view was drawn from the road between Chester and Aldford, as it’s written today, at the bank of the River Dee.

Keywords: views, cityscapes, cows, animals, water, rivers, boats, towers, trees, fences, cities, cityscapes, towers, churches, buildings, cathedrals, greyscale

Places shown: Chester; Cheshire; England

Added: 2018-08-07

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Frontispiece: Dinant, Showing Old Castle and CathedralThe Forest of Arden With Some of its Legends (1914)

The building with the elongated dome structure is the main church, the thirteenth century Notre Dame de Dinant. When we fared forth into the streets of Dinant the morning after our arrival, we found a [...]

Keywords: views, cityscapes, churches, mountains, rivers, water, colour, art, buildings, houses, rooves

Places shown: Dinant; Wallonia; Namur; Belgium

Added: 2018-08-24

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Frontispiece: Lâon, View From the PlainCathedral Cities of France (1907)

The Cathedral of Lâon, or Laon, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon, was built in the 12th century. “Voillet-le-Duc, in his review of the cathedral of Lâon, says that it has a certain ring of democracy and [...]

Keywords: colour, cityscapes, views, cathedrals, sheep, hills, trees

Places shown: Lâon; Picardy; France

Added: 2006-06-29

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1.—Scarborough: General View of the South BayRound The Coast (1895)

A fairly crowded beach even by modern standards, with Victorian bathing machines. From a Photo. by Poulton & Son. “This has been called the “Queen of English Watering-Places,” and is at least unrivall [...]

Keywords: beaches, water, boats, towns, townscapes, cityscapes, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Scarborough; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-11-28

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View of OxfordOxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)

We see the ancient city in the distance between trees in the foreground.

From an Etching by H. Toussaint.

Engraved by Davison.

Keywords: views, cities, trees, towers, cityscapes, greyscale

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2005-08-12

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View From City WallsRed Book Of York (1901)

A view of the mighty cathedral, York Minster, seen from the ancient city walls of York in this old photograh. Notice the blurred person crossing the street: the film wasn’t very sensitive, and a smal [...]

Keywords: cityscapes, cathedrals, walls, people, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2008-09-23

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View from City Walls (background version)Red Book Of York (1901)

A version of View from the City Walls cropped for use as a screen background. Choose the size nearest to your computer’s monitor resolution. There is also a widescreen version.

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, cathedrals, cityscapes, views, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2008-09-23

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View From City Walls (Widescreen Version)Red Book Of York (1901)

A version of View from the City Walls cropped for use as a screen background. Choose the size nearest to your computer’s monitor resolution. There is also a 1600x1200 (4:3) version.

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, cathedrals, cityscapes, buildings, people, views, street scenes, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2008-09-23

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Holyrood Palace From the Public Gardens Under Calton HillEdinburgh (1912)

“Holyrood Palace stretches across the picture east and west, and is dominated by Arthur’s Seat and Salisbury Crags. The dark turret at the west end of the nearest and north wing contains the private s [...]

Keywords: abbeys, manors, cities, houses, trees, mountains, birds, palaces, views, cityscapes, colour, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Edinburgh; Lothian; Scotland

Added: 2005-07-21

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400.—WinchesterOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“The successor of Henry Beauclerk was also an usurper. The rival pretensions of Stephen of Blois and the Empress Matilda filled the land with bloodshed and terror for nineteeen years. From the north t [...]

Keywords: views, churches, trees, cities, cityscapes, greyscale

Places shown: Winchester; Hampshire; England

Added: 2005-11-06

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AssenOud Nederland (1927)

Assen is the capital of Drenthe, in North-East Netherlands (Holland). It’s possible that the large building at rear left is now the headquarters of RTF-Drenthe, the public regional broadcasting channe [...]

Keywords: buildings, cities, towns, cityscapes, churches, trees, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Assen; Drenthe; Netherlands

Added: 2010-05-23

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Damascus, SyriaFamous Scenes and Cities (1894)

In this vintage photograph from 1893 or so, we see the rooftops of a city: domes, mosques with their minaret towers (one in the left foreground), and, at front, a building with cloistered walks on two [...]

Keywords: minarets, towers, cities, views, cityscapes, roofs, rooves, domes, arches, cloisters, greyscale

Places shown: DamascusDamascus; Syria

Added: 2020-09-19

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Bayeux from the MeadowsCathedral Cities of France (1907)

Bayeux itself is a quiet country town, built up one low hill and down another—a town of long streets and grey-shuttered houses, possessing three principle interests—the Cathedral, the Seminary Chapel [...]

Keywords: cityscapes, views, cathedrals, spires, rivers, meadows, art, colour

Places shown: Bayuex; Ca;vados; Normandy; France

Added: 2013-07-03

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Old Bologna (1850s)Illustrirtes Familienbuch zur Unterhaltung & Belehrung häuslicher Kreise, V Band (1858)

A montage in the style of a vintage postcard. Piazza Maggiore [main square]. Palazzo Governatio [Government palace]. Piazza de S. Domenico [Saint Dominic’s Square]. Torri degli Asinelli e Garisendi [A [...]

Keywords: bologna, buildings, medieval, cities, cityscapes, views, arches, cloisters, colonnades, columns, towers, churches, greyscale

Places shown: Bologna; Emilia-Romagna Italy

Added: 2024-12-08

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The Lost City Under the SeaJugend [German art magazine] (1900)

A naked bearded man sits on the spire of a cathedral in an underwater city and gazes upon the town; large fish and a jellyfish swim past. He is crowned with coral. The picture is delicate, printed in [...]

Keywords: poetry, poems, cityscapes, views, cities, underwater, floods, flooded, people, men, nudity, bare feet, fish, spires, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2018-09-06

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AngersCathedral Cities of France (1907)

“The French yearning to make everything new” has done its work in Angers, but through Fulk, Geoffrey, René, and the rest would be at a loss to recognise their old capital in the trim modern town, enou [...]

Keywords: cityscapes, views, rivers, water, cathedrals, spires, colour

Places shown: Angers; Maine-et-Loire; France

Added: 2008-07-09

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BloisCathedral Cities of France (1907)

The spires of Blois cathedral are seen across the River Loire. “To most travellers in France the town of Blois is associated with a château rather than with a cathedral; it is oneof a group or towns k [...]

Keywords: cityscapes, views, rivers, water, cathedrals, spires, colour

Places shown: Blois; Loir-et-Cher; France

Added: 2006-09-16

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ChartresCathedral Cities of France (1907)

Chartres Cathedral, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, “Cathedral of Our Lady in Chartres” was rebuilt in the 13th century after it was destroyed by lightning in 1194. “ “Chartres,” says Mr. Henry jam [...]

Keywords: cathedrals, cityscapes, views, colour, trees, water, sunsets, bridges

Places shown: Chartres; Eure-et-Loir; France

Added: 2006-06-29

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