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Source Description
Although entitled a bird’s-eye view, this colorful presentation provides a fish-eye or 360-degree panoramic perspective. It distorts the topography of Mount Washington from a single vantage point directly above the mountain. The mountain’s summit, with accurately delineated buildings and the approaching road and railroad, is the central focus. Everything else is distorted. The surrounding mountains appear in the distance as non-distinctive colored hills, but each is numbered and identified in corresponding lists in the map’s four corners. Published by the Boston and Maine Railroad, this artistic piece would certainly appeal to tourists visiting New England’s tallest landmark.
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Document identity
localId
wd3763140
label
Birds-eye view from summit of Mt. Washington; White Mountains, New Hampshire
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
wd3763140
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Birds-eye view from summit of Mt. Washington; White Mountains, New Hampshire
description
Although entitled a bird’s-eye view, this colorful presentation provides a fish-eye or 360-degree panoramic perspective. It distorts the topography of Mount Washington from a single vantage point directly above the mountain. The mountain’s summit, with accurately delineated buildings and the approaching road and railroad, is the central focus. Everything else is distorted. The surrounding mountains appear in the distance as non-distinctive colored hills, but each is numbered and identified in corresponding lists in the map’s four corners. Published by the Boston and Maine Railroad, this artistic piece would certainly appeal to tourists visiting New England’s tallest landmark.
date
["[ca. 1902]"]
year
1902
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_002330
creators
Boston and Maine Railroad
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Washington, Mount (N.H.)--Aerial views
White Mountains (N.H. and Me.)--Aerial views
subjectsGeographic
Coos (county)
New Hampshire
North and Central America
United States
Washington, Mount
White Mountains
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
Still image
country
United States
state
New Hampshire
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston
publisher
Geo. H. Walker & Co.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
44.1333
schema:longitude
-71.3167
extent
1 view : col. ; 62 cm. diam., on sheet 71 x 67 cm. + cover
notes
Includes key to 189 places.
hasTranscription
no
dcId
wd3763140
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
5827a72c206d3240