Collection of fire insurance maps and large scale plans charting the development of over 12,000 US towns and cities. Maps were drawn at a scale of 50 feet to an inch, list street blocks and building numbers, and detail building outline, size and shape, and produced 1867 - 1970.
The Sanborn Map Company was founded in 1867 and was the primary U.S. publisher of fire insurance maps for nearly 100 years. These maps were created to assist fire insurance companies to assess risk associated with insuring a particular property.
Maps from the British Library, National Archives at Kew, and the American Antiquarian Society. Includes maps of the Americas and America's westward expansion. Maps depicting Canada and the polar regions from the University of Alberta. European Travel accounts from Bryn Mawr's collection, and selected travel narratives from the American Antiquarian Society and the British Library.
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