Statements (51)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical map series
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gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:Sanborn_Maps
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gptkbp:color |
building materials
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:covers |
over 12,000 US cities and towns
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gptkbp:createdBy |
gptkb:Sanborn_Map_Company
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gptkbp:detailLevel |
building-level detail
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gptkbp:digitizedBy |
gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkb:ProQuest various libraries and archives |
gptkbp:endDate |
mid-20th century
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gptkbp:firstPublished |
1867
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gptkbp:format |
large-scale maps
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:New_York_City
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
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gptkbp:informationIncluded |
building materials
street names industrial sites property boundaries fire hydrants building use location of windows and doors railroad lines water facilities |
gptkbp:language |
English
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gptkbp:lastPublished |
circa 1970s
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gptkbp:mediaType |
gptkb:newspaper
digital microfilm |
gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Daniel_Alfred_Sanborn
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gptkbp:notableCollection |
gptkb:Library_of_Congress_Sanborn_Map_Collection
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gptkbp:purpose |
fire insurance assessment
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
historical geography
city planning fire insurance maps property research urban cartography |
gptkbp:significance |
environmental studies
genealogical research historic preservation legal research urban history research |
gptkbp:startDate |
1867
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gptkbp:usedBy |
architect
historians genealogists insurance companies urban planners preservationists |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:UF_Digital_Collections
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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