Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sanborn_Fire_Insurance_Maps
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_map_series
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Sanborn_Maps
gptkbp:color building materials
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:covers over 12,000 US cities and towns
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Sanborn_Map_Company
gptkbp:detailLevel building-level detail
gptkbp:digitizedBy gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkb:ProQuest
various libraries and archives
gptkbp:endDate mid-20th century
gptkbp:firstPublished 1867
gptkbp:format large-scale maps
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:New_York_City
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
gptkbp:lastPublished circa 1970s
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:newspaper
digital
microfilm
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Daniel_Alfred_Sanborn
gptkbp:notableCollection gptkb:Library_of_Congress_Sanborn_Map_Collection
gptkbp:purpose fire insurance assessment
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
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:architect
historians
genealogists
insurance companies
urban planners
preservationists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UF_Digital_Collections
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps