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:
Contains information on population, prevailing winds, water facilities and fire department., Includes index of streets and specials., Partial cadastral map., SMLMAPL 766 N46 1886 Copy 1: Imperfect: Sheets chipped with no loss of text. Stamp of Greewich Insurance Company. With corrections to Aug. 1897., and SMLMAPL 766 N46 1886 Copy 2: Imperfect: title sheet from volume one wanting. "Triplicate" stamps of the Library of Congress.
Subject (Geographic):
New Haven (Conn.)--Maps
Subject (Name):
Greenwich Insurance Company Stamp and Library of Congress Stamp
Subject (Topic):
Fire risk assessment--Connecticut--New Haven--Maps and Real property--Connecticut--New Haven--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.
Description:
Contains information on population, prevailing winds, water facilities and fire department., Includes index of streets and specials., Partial cadastral map., SMLMAPL 766 N46 1886 Copy 1: Imperfect: Sheets chipped with no loss of text. Stamp of Greewich Insurance Company. With corrections to Aug. 1897., and SMLMAPL 766 N46 1886 Copy 2: Imperfect: title sheet from volume one wanting. "Triplicate" stamps of the Library of Congress.
Subject (Geographic):
New Haven (Conn.)--Maps
Subject (Name):
Greenwich Insurance Company Stamp and Library of Congress Stamp
Subject (Topic):
Fire risk assessment--Connecticut--New Haven--Maps and Real property--Connecticut--New Haven--Maps
