Insurance maps of Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

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Description

Title
Insurance maps of Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Alternative Title
Westport Conn. Jan. 1940
Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Westport, including Saugatuck and Greens Farms, Connecticut
Westport, including sections locally known as Saugatuck and Greens Farms, Connecticut
Creator
Sanborn Map Company, issuing body
Contributor
Library of Congress Stamp
Published / Created
1940
Abstract

Sanborn fire insurance maps are a rich source of historic data on the urban built environment of North America during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The atlases were created for the purpose of underwriting fire insurance policies, which depended upon accurate and frequently-updated information about construction materials, municipal and transportation infrastructure, industrial and commercial landuse and more. The Yale University Library Map Department scanned its holdings of Sanborn fire insurance maps (consisting primarily of Connecticut towns) in order to make the maps more accessible.

Description
"(21 sheets)."
Contains information on population, prevailing winds, water facilities and fire department.
Includes index of streets and specials.
Partial cadastral map.
Sheet 2 at scale 1:600 ; sheets 3-10, 18,19 and 21 at scale 1:1,200; sheets 1-17 and 20 at scale 1:1,2400.
SMLMAPL 766 W5281 1940: Sheets disbound. Library of Congress copyright stamp on title sheet.
The unnumbered leaves are the title/index sheet and the map index sheet.
Extent
1 atlas (2 unnumbered leaves, 21 leaves)
64 cm
color
Scale
Scales vary.
Coordinates
a
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
766 W5281 1940

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
cartographic
Genre
Atlases--Connecticut--Greens Farms--1940
Atlases--Connecticut--Saugatuck--1940
Atlases--Connecticut--Westport--1940
Cadastral maps--Connecticut--Greens Farms--1940
Cadastral maps--Connecticut--Saugatuck--1940
Cadastral maps--Connecticut--Westport--1940
Fire insurance maps--Connecticut--Greens Farms--1940
Fire insurance maps--Connecticut--Saugatuck--1940
Fire insurance maps--Connecticut--Westport--1940
Resource Type
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Subject (Geographic)
Greens Farms (Conn.)--Maps
Saugatuck (Conn.)--Maps
Westport (Conn.)--Maps
Subject (Name)
Library of Congress Stamp
Subject (Topic)
Fire risk assessment--Connecticut--Greens Farms--Maps
Fire risk assessment--Connecticut--Saugatuck--Maps
Fire risk assessment--Connecticut--Westport--Maps
Real property--Connecticut--Saugatuck--Maps
Real property--Connecticut--Westport--Maps

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
11796044
Object ID (OID)
11676591

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