Library Of Congress Sanborn Maps – Sanborn maps were created to assist fire insurance companies as they assessed the risk associated with insuring a particular property. The majority of public domain sheets have been digitized and are available on our website. Sanborn, the sanborn map company was the primary american publisher of fire insurance maps for nearly 100 years. The cartographic collections of the library of congress include over 650,000 map sheets published by the sanborn map company.
Library Of Congress Sanborn Maps
About This Collection | Sanborn Maps | Digital Collections | Library Of Congress from www.loc.gov
These maps are in color, providing rich details. A guide is available on level 1 to help you locate the reel.
Library Of Congress Sanborn Maps Sanborn Maps In Color – Coming To The Library Of Congress Soon! | Newberry
The online checklist also contains links to existing digital images from our collection and will be updated as new images are added.
The remaining public domain sheet scans are scheduled to be added by fall 2020.
Also covers small portions of scituate, cranston, and warwick.
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Sanborn fire insurance maps in the library of congress american memory collection.
