Compare: How London Looks on Google vs. Paintings From the 1700s | Wired Design | Wired.com
How #London Looks on $GOOG v #Paintings From the 1700s: Not too different! Fun to see this timetravel on a real visit
http://www.wired.com/design/2014/03/stunning-comparison-london-using-google-street-view-centuries-old-paintings
The ten images include a few central London, including:
Westminster Abbey, 2 near Trafalgar Sq, Covent Garden Market, the Strand & Bank Jct (coordinates 51.513433°N 0.089045°W)
Other similar write-ups:
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2014/feb/25/london-paintings-google-street-view-canaletto-1 http://www.businessinsider.com/modern-london-with-historic-paintings-2014-2 http://imgur.com/a/jdIM0
Also, from @geocodedArt :
Paintings matched to location, w/StreetView: FR, UK, IT,
US DE NL http://goo.gl/2D97Jm . Or w/mobile http://goo.gl/oRZpQw