Saed News: This photo was taken by photographer James Wallace Black from inside a hot-air balloon at an altitude of about 2,000 feet.
According to SAEDNEWS, the image below is the oldest surviving aerial photograph of the city of Boston, dating back to around 1860. This photo was taken by photographer James Wallace Black from inside a hot-air balloon at an altitude of about 2,000 feet. It is said that an aerial photograph of Paris was also taken in 1858, but that image no longer exists; therefore, this photo is considered the oldest existing aerial photograph in history.
