Mapping Places From Above (Event Video)

Emily Bowe presents Mapping Places From Above: A Peak into the BPL's Bird’s-Eye View Map Collection. The Boston Public Library holds a remarkable collection of approximately 500 bird’s-eye view maps from the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. How were these maps produced? How accurate are they? What sorts of historical information can we learn from them? Join the Leventhal Map & Education Center's Emily Bowe for a deep dive on bird’s-eye view maps of Boston, mapmaking techniques and more.

This event was held on October 5, 2023 at 6:00 p.m via Zoom (and also to an in person audience at the JP Branch Library). Click on the triangle below to watch the presentation.  Scroll down for links mentioned during the talk and other supporting materials.

The presentation that Emily used is shared here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFwImPD_fI/cqd7AJgwHVhYch9tveTuag/view?utm_content=DAFwImPD_fI&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink

The amazing Atlascope tool is available at https://www.atlascope.org/

You can purchase a poster of the 1891 Bird’s Eye View Map of Jamaica Plain at the JPHS online store: https://www.jphs.org/store-2