Pre-1959

Implication of Co-Presence

Printing

Aldous Manutius

Panorama

Large Scale Paintings

18th century copy of a 12th Century Chinese Scroll (fullsize here, warning large)

Perspective and Forced Perspective

1530s Michaelangelo

Realism, Perspective, and scale allow paintings to really pop and convey depth through monoscopic depth cues. In this case contrast also brings the subjects forward.

Stereoscopes

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Stereo Aerial Photography

Source: Tufte
This allows a cartographer to better understand the depth dimension of land.
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Link Trainer

flight simulator

Pygmalion's Spectacles

incredibly cool

As we May think

Sensorama

Morton Heilig