The earliest topographical drawings preceded maps according to modern definition, although they were mainly based on surveys or multiple drawings reduced to a (fairly) consistent perspective, as it is clearly impossible for them to have been produced from any single real viewpoint, unlike modern photographic panoramas. Wenceslaus Hollar's 1647 Long View of London from Bankside is an exception. Projected from a single viewpoint it resembles the perspective of a modern panoramic photograph.
In Google Maps, when a user clicks on the yellow figure (named "Pegman"[1]), that activates the street view map layer, which shows blue lines and blue circles superimposed upon the map, which represent what Street View panoramas are available. In order to see panoramas of those locations, the user either clicks on, or drags and drops Pegman onto, a blue line or blue circle on the map.
Street panoramas are all connected along solid blue lines, so that the user may virtually "drive" around on London streets from one panorama to the next (by clicking with the mouse pointer in the view), and look around in all directions from any point along the journey (by swiping the picture in the desired direction, or clicking on the compass-like rotation icon). Some off-street panoramas are connected with (typically dotted) blue lines to each other, while the blue circles on the map are standalone panoramas (called "image spheres"), which provide a single 360-degree view (usually with no connectivity to other views).
Some example Street Views from London's street system:
Driving across the Tower Bridge
Driving through Piccadilly Circus
Driving past the giant lions at the base of Nelson's Column (look up), at Trafalgar Square
Some example Street View off-street panoramas in London:
Watching the Royal Guard outside Buckingham Palace
Inside the Natural History Museum
Inside St. Paul's Cathedral
View from a boat on the Thames, after going under the Westminster Bridge, passing the Palace of Westminster (the home of Parliament) and Big Ben
A virtual tour through the art collections at the National Gallery
Starting a virtual tour in the British Museum, at the Bust of Ramses
Referencesedit
^"Facsimile of Panorama of London in 1543: 1881, Antony Van Den Wyngaerde". Museum of London Prints. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
External linksedit
Media related to Panoramics of London at Wikimedia Commons
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panorama, london, city, london, long, been, subject, panoramas, artists, mapmakers, topographers, many, their, works, have, this, their, title, contents, history, panoramas, interactive, panoramas, references, external, linkshistory, editthe, earliest, topogra. The city of London has long been a subject for panoramas by artists mapmakers and topographers Many of their works have this as their title Contents 1 History 2 Panoramas 3 Interactive panoramas 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe earliest topographical drawings preceded maps according to modern definition although they were mainly based on surveys or multiple drawings reduced to a fairly consistent perspective as it is clearly impossible for them to have been produced from any single real viewpoint unlike modern photographic panoramas Wenceslaus Hollar s 1647 Long View of London from Bankside is an exception Projected from a single viewpoint it resembles the perspective of a modern panoramic photograph Panoramas editAmongst the earliest known is that by Flemish topographer Anton van den Wyngaerde produced in 1543 and published by London Topographical Society in 1881 with key added on bottom as reproduced here 1 nbsp nbsp nbsp Wyngaerde s Panorama of London in 1543 Others include Van Visscher s of 1616 nbsp A panorama of London by Claes Van Visscher 1616 Old St Paul s Cathedral had lost its spire by this time The two theatres on the foreground Southwark side of the Thames are The Bear Garden and The Globe The large church in the foreground is St Mary Overie now Southwark Cathedral Wenceslaus Hollar s Long View of London from Bankside of 1647 nbsp Long View of London from Bankside a panorama of London by Wenceslaus Hollar 1647 This panorama is notable for being rendered all from one viewpoint Another by Hollar 1666 London before and after the Great fire of 1666 by Wenceslas Hollar nbsp nbsp These two images when joined show a panorama of London before top and after bottom the fire Many modern panoramic photographs of London exist from many different viewpoints nbsp Panorama of modern London taken from the Golden Gallery of Saint Paul s Cathedral nbsp Panorama of London taken from Greenwich Park nbsp Panorama of London taken from the top of the Monument nbsp Panorama of London at night facing Tower BridgeInteractive panoramas editGoogle Street View a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth provides connected and interactive panoramas from locations around the world including throughout all of London with views outdoors and indoors In Google Maps when a user clicks on the yellow figure named Pegman 1 that activates the street view map layer which shows blue lines and blue circles superimposed upon the map which represent what Street View panoramas are available In order to see panoramas of those locations the user either clicks on or drags and drops Pegman onto a blue line or blue circle on the map Street panoramas are all connected along solid blue lines so that the user may virtually drive around on London streets from one panorama to the next by clicking with the mouse pointer in the view and look around in all directions from any point along the journey by swiping the picture in the desired direction or clicking on the compass like rotation icon Some off street panoramas are connected with typically dotted blue lines to each other while the blue circles on the map are standalone panoramas called image spheres which provide a single 360 degree view usually with no connectivity to other views Some example Street Views from London s street system Driving across the Tower Bridge Driving through Piccadilly Circus Driving past the giant lions at the base of Nelson s Column look up at Trafalgar SquareSome example Street View off street panoramas in London Watching the Royal Guard outside Buckingham Palace Inside the Natural History Museum Inside St Paul s Cathedral View from a boat on the Thames after going under the Westminster Bridge passing the Palace of Westminster the home of Parliament and Big Ben A virtual tour through the art collections at the National Gallery Starting a virtual tour in the British Museum at the Bust of RamsesReferences edit Facsimile of Panorama of London in 1543 1881 Antony Van Den Wyngaerde Museum of London Prints Retrieved 18 December 2018 External links edit nbsp Media related to Panoramics of London at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Panorama of London amp oldid 1159767019, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
