Aeroscopics: Media of the Birds-Eye View Ellis Patrick
Aeroscopics: Media of the Birds-Eye View Ellis Patrick In 1900, Paris had no skyscrapers, no tourist helicopters, no drones. They could take in the vista from an observation ride, see a painting of…
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Aeroscopics: Media of the Birds-Eye View Ellis Patrick
In 1900, Paris had no skyscrapers, no tourist helicopters, no drones. They could take in the vista from an observation ride, see a painting of the view from Notre-Dame, or overlook a miniature model city. Yet well before aviation made aerial views more accessible, those who sought such vantages had countless options available to them.
Richly illustrated and premised upon extensive archival work, this interdisciplinary study reveals the forgotten media available to the public in the Balloon Era and after. In Aeroscopics, Patrick Ellis offers a history of the view from above, written from below. Ellis resurrects these neglected spectacles as "aeroscopics," opening up new possibilities for the history of aerial