Insurance maps of Portsmouth, Virginia.

Description

Title: Insurance maps of Portsmouth, Virginia.
Alternative Title: Portsmouth, Va
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Published / Created: 1920
Copyright Date: 1920.
Publication Place: New York :
Publisher: Sanborn Map Company,
Abstract: Plan showing the fire insurance risks of buildings in a city or town. Identifies commercial, industrial, and residential sections. Successive Sanborn maps show the physical evolution of buildings and neighborhoods in a given town.
Description: "120 sheets ... (3124)."
Coordinates not present on map and are approximated.
Imperfect: all sheets after 21 wanting. Includes skeleton maps for sheets 3-6.
Includes "Map of congested district of Portsmouth, Va." (scale 1:2,400).
Includes West Norfolk and Pinners Point.
Shows color-coded building construction material, locations of windows and doors, roof type, street widths and names, water facilities, proximity to fire stations, and population size.
Extent: 120 sheets : color ; sheets 64 x 54 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Scale: Scale 1:1,200.
Coordinates: (W 76°21ʹ36ʺ--W 76°17ʹ24ʺ/N 36°52ʹ12ʺ--N 36°47ʹ42ʺ)., 036.795000, 036.870000, -076.290000, -076.360000, 1200, and a
Language: English

Format: cartographic
Genre: Cadastral maps
Fire insurance maps
Resource Type: Maps, Atlases & Globes
Subject (Geographic): Portsmouth (Va.)--Maps
Subject (Topic): Fire risk assessment--Virginia--Portsmouth--Maps.
Real property--Virginia--Portsmouth--Maps.

Access: Public
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