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.
Alternative Title:
July 1889, Branford, Conn.
Description:
"3 sheets, 3438.", Contains information on population, water facilities, and fire department., Includes index of specials., Partial cadastral map., SMLMAPL 766 B72 1889: Sheets disbound. Manuscript corrections on sheet 1. With printing "Sanborn Map of Branford, Conn., for exclusive use of George Palmer, agent ..." on verso of all sheets., and SMLMAPL 766 B72 1889A: Imperfect: title sheet torn along left edge, with no loss of text; sheet 3 wanting. Sheets disbound. "Triplicate" stamp on both sheets. Library of Congress copyright stamp on title sheet.
Subject (Geographic):
Branford (Conn.)--Maps
Subject (Name):
Library of Congress Ownership
Subject (Topic):
Fire risk assessment--Connecticut--Branford--Maps and Real property--Connecticut--Branford--Maps
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.
Alternative Title:
Jan. 1914, Branford, Conn.
Description:
"6594 (14 sheets).", Contains information on prevailing winds, population, water facilities, and fire department., Includes index of streets and specials., Partial cadastral map., and SMLMAPL 766 B72 1914: Sheets disbound.
Subject (Geographic):
Branford (Conn.)--Maps
Subject (Topic):
Fire risk assessment--Connecticut--Branford--Maps and Real property--Connecticut--Branford--Maps
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.
Alternative Title:
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Description:
Contains information on population, prevailing winds, water facilities and fire department., Includes index of streets and specials., Partial cadastral map., SMLMAPL 766 B76 1898: Imperfect: sheets chipped at edges, with no loss of text. Sheets disbound. "Triplicate" stamp on sheets. Manuscript annotations on some sheets., and The unnumbered leaves are the title/index and map index sheets.
Subject (Geographic):
Bridgeport (Conn.)--Maps
Subject (Topic):
Fire risk assessment--Connecticut--Bridgeport--Maps and Real property--Connecticut--Bridgeport--Maps
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.
Alternative Title:
Bridgeport, Conn. and Bridgeport, Connecticut
Description:
"Volume one ... (6271)"; "Volume Two ... (6476).", Accompanied by: new sheets 92, 93 (dated Dec. 1923), 102, 155, 156, 243 (May 1922), and 225 (Apr. 1918); additional sheets 102 (Feb. 1918), 103 (June 1920), 104 (Dec. 1923), and 245 (Apr. 1918)., Contains information on population, prevailing winds, water facilities and fire department., Includes "Map of congested district of Bridgeport, Conn." (200 ft. to an inch)., Includes index of streets and specials., Partial cadastral map., Sheets in volume two numbered 151-244; sheets 23-24 and 29-34 are duplicated as "skeleton" sheets., SMLMAPL 766 B76 1913: Imperfect: some sheets chipped at edges, with no loss of text. Sheets disbound. "Triplicate" stamp and copyright stamp of the Library of Congress copyright stamp on title sheet., and Volume 1: 3 unnumbered leaves, 101 leaves, that is, 108 leaves; volume 2: 3 unnumbered leaves, 94 leaves.
Subject (Geographic):
Bridgeport (Conn.)--Maps
Subject (Name):
Library of Congress Stamp
Subject (Topic):
Fire risk assessment--Connecticut--Bridgeport--Maps and Real property--Connecticut--Bridgeport--Maps
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.
Alternative Title:
Bridgeport, Conn. and Bridgeport, Connecticut
Description:
"Volume one ... (6271)"; "Volume Two ... (6476).", Accompanied by: new sheets 92, 93 (dated Dec. 1923), 102, 155, 156, 243 (May 1922), and 225 (Apr. 1918); additional sheets 102 (Feb. 1918), 103 (June 1920), 104 (Dec. 1923), and 245 (Apr. 1918)., Contains information on population, prevailing winds, water facilities and fire department., Includes "Map of congested district of Bridgeport, Conn." (200 ft. to an inch)., Includes index of streets and specials., Partial cadastral map., Sheets in volume two numbered 151-244; sheets 23-24 and 29-34 are duplicated as "skeleton" sheets., SMLMAPL 766 B76 1913: Imperfect: some sheets chipped at edges, with no loss of text. Sheets disbound. "Triplicate" stamp and copyright stamp of the Library of Congress copyright stamp on title sheet., and Volume 1: 3 unnumbered leaves, 101 leaves, that is, 108 leaves; volume 2: 3 unnumbered leaves, 94 leaves.
Subject (Geographic):
Bridgeport (Conn.)--Maps
Subject (Name):
Library of Congress Stamp
Subject (Topic):
Fire risk assessment--Connecticut--Bridgeport--Maps and Real property--Connecticut--Bridgeport--Maps
