r/papertowns • u/Snoo_90160 • 7h ago
Poland Model of 8th-10th century keep in Lublin, Poland.
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r/papertowns • u/dctroll_ • 5m ago
Italy Ardara (Sardinia, Italy) around the 12-13th centuries
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Author: Gabriele Pettinau. Source
r/papertowns • u/dctroll_ • 1d ago
Italy Reconstruction of the former town of Santa Igia (Sardinia, Italy) around 1200
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Author: Gabriele Pettinau. Source
r/papertowns • u/dctroll_ • 2d ago
England Reconstruction of Greyfriars Friary (Oxford, England) in the 14th century
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The Friary as it may have appeared in the 14th century. Commissioned by Ben Ford at Oxford Archaeology. Author: Mark Gridley
r/papertowns • u/Snoo_90160 • 2d ago
Poland Digital reconstruction of a 9th-10th century keep in Dąbrówka, Poland.
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r/papertowns • u/neketguy • 2d ago
Netherlands Working on Bird View map of Amsterdam, Netherlands
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A while ago in Paris I came across the Turgot map (1739), the huge bird’s-eye plan where every street, courtyard and building is drawn individually. I couldn’t stop looking at it, and it made me want to try the same thing for modern cities, starting with Berlin, where I’ve lived for over five years.
I’m trying to keep what I love about those old plans: the raised oblique perspective, a muted palette, an engraved-style cartouche and a compass rose. Each city turned out to be its own challenge. Berlin, Munich, Amsterdam, Wien, Hamburg - this is what I have at the moment.
I'm trying to connect them with another passion of myself - Software Development. This way I created the interactive website - https://atlasabove.com where I host those maps for people to see themself.
Keep in mind that all five are works in progress. If you manage to find some bug or discrepancy (it isn't so hard 😂 ) - there is a feedback form. I plan to have a leaderboard with a list of Champions that helped the most!
Happy to answer questions about the process, and I’d love suggestions from people who know historical bird’s-eye views better than I do. Which city should I try next?
r/papertowns • u/dctroll_ • 3d ago
England Reconstruction of Winchester (England) around 900-1000 AD
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Author: Mark Gridley. Source. The coloured areas show the extent of excavation within this archaeological site.
r/papertowns • u/Naomi62625 • 3d ago
Ireland Cities in the United Kingdom and Ireland around 1600
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Made by British polymath John Speed
r/papertowns • u/Snoo_90160 • 3d ago
Poland View of Rzeszów, Poland in 1936. Watercolor created by Józef Koziej in 1944.
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r/papertowns • u/dctroll_ • 4d ago
Ireland Kinsale (Ireland) around 1650
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Author: Don Carey. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find a higher-resolution version of the picture. Source here
r/papertowns • u/dctroll_ • 6d ago
England Several illustrations of London (England) in the early 17th century
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Author: John Shelley. Source of the pictures here
r/papertowns • u/jens_biltoft • 6d ago
Fictional Year 1750 in my fantasy city finally complete ✒️- pulled myself together and finished it. Inspired by 18th century Copenhagen, Denmark with elements from different cities around the baltic. The latest century I have completed in my series of following a city through a 1000 years ☺️✒️
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r/papertowns • u/Snoo_90160 • 6d ago
Poland Model of c. 7th-8th century Golensizi tribe stronghold in Lubomia, Poland.
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r/papertowns • u/dctroll_ • 6d ago
England Stourport (England) around 1809
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Author: Peter Dunn. Source
r/papertowns • u/works-in-progress • 7d ago
United Kingdom A 1572 map of London, United Kingdom, shows how premodern suburbs grew along the main roads outside the city gates. Across the river in Southwark, two round arenas are visible.
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r/papertowns • u/Snoo_90160 • 7d ago
Poland Model of Praga District of Warsaw, Poland in the late 18th century.
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r/papertowns • u/dctroll_ • 8d ago
England London (England) as it might have looked if Christopher Wren’s plan after the Great Fire of 1666 had been realized.
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Author: Paul Draper. Source
r/papertowns • u/dctroll_ • 9d ago
Italy Reconstruction of Buonconvento (Italy) around 1400
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Author: Inklink -Firenze. Source
r/papertowns • u/dctroll_ • 10d ago
Italy San Gimignano (Italy) around 1300
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Author: Inklink -Firenze. Source
r/papertowns • u/MCMIVC • 10d ago
Norway Hamar, Norway - 1300s, before its destruction by swedish forces in the late 1500s.
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r/papertowns • u/dctroll_ • 11d ago
Switzerland Evolution of Augusta Raurica (Switzerland) between 30 BC and 650 AD
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Author: Markus Schaub.
r/papertowns • u/Altruistic_Praline84 • 12d ago
Fictional Rotbuchen - unofficial & fictional City Map for WFRP
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Im somehow not able to add the "Fictional" flair
r/papertowns • u/dctroll_ • 13d ago
France Reconstruction of Le Mans (France) in the 4th century AD
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r/papertowns • u/dctroll_ • 13d ago
Austria Brigantium (modern-day Bregenz, Austria) in the 2nd century AD
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Author: Roland Gäfgen. Source