YAMAGATA--Painter Haru Otomi always starts with the eyes when he draws cats. His amazingly lifelike pictures rendered with colored pencils include felines with mesmerizing eyes. Otomi, 22, is a ...

In the latter half of the 19th century, panoramic, or “bird’s-eye view,” city maps became a staple of commercial art. New Orleans was depicted in several such views between 1851 and 1884.