Abstract: A method for performing an appearance search using a map involves receiving search commencement input requesting that an appearance search for one or more objects-of-interest commence be performed. In response to the search commencement input, one or more video recordings for the one or more objects-of-interest are searched. In conjunction with a map on a display, one or more appearance search results depicting the one or more objects-of-interest are then displayed. Each of the appearance search results depicts the one or more objects-of-interest as captured by a camera at a time during the one or more video recordings, and is depicted in conjunction with the map at a location indicative of a geographical location of the camera. The method may be performed using a video surveillance system and stored on one or more computer-readable media for execution using that system.