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.
Alternative Title:
Portsmouth, Va
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., and 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.
Publisher:
Sanborn Map Company,
Subject (Geographic):
Portsmouth (Va.)--Maps
Subject (Topic):
Fire risk assessment--Virginia--Portsmouth--Maps. and Real property--Virginia--Portsmouth--Maps.
"Piano score by James Matte"--Foot of p. 3., Advertisements for other music on p. [1] at end., Autograph: Alice Sawyer., First line of text: What good is melody., For voice and piano., Includes ukulele chord diagrams., and Title p. illustration by Starmer has inset port. of Duke Ellington.
Publisher:
Gotham Music Service,
Subject (Name):
Mills, Irving, 1894-1985., Sawyer, Alice--Autograph., and Starmer.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans--Music., Popular music--United States--1931-1940, Popular music--United States--1931-1940., and Songs with piano.
"Architects and landscape-gardeners mentioned": p. 253-266., "Published November, 1904"--T.p. verso., Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-252) and index., and Inscribed: M.C.T. from E.W., Nov. 1904. Dimensions of vol.: 27 x 18 x 3 cm.
Publisher:
The Century Co.,
Subject (Geographic):
Italy--Description and travel.
Subject (Name):
Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966. and Wharton, Edith,--1862-1937--Presentation inscription to M.C.T.
Subject (Topic):
Architecture, Domestic--Italy., Architecture--Italy., Landscape gardening--Italy., and Suburban homes--Italy.
"Entered according to acts of Congress in the year 1863 by J. H. Colton in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.", Insets: Southern part of Florida ; Proposed railroad routes to the Pacific Ocean., Prime meridian: Washington, D.C., Prime meridian: Washington., Printed by Lang & Cooper., and Relief shown by hachures.
Publisher:
J.H. Colton, 172 William Street,
Subject (Geographic):
Confederate States of America--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps. and Southern States--Maps.
Subject (Name):
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893., Lang & Cooper, printer., and Rusling, James Fowler, 1834-1918.
J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan and Wendy, Peter Pan, Peter Pan & Wendy, and Peter Pan and Wendy
Description:
"Scribner Press"--T.p. verso.
Publisher:
Charles Scribner's Sons,
Subject (Name):
Attwell, Mabel Lucie, 1879-1964, ill, Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937. Peter and Wendy, Charles Scribner's Sons, publisher, and Scribner Press, printer
Subject (Topic):
Children--Juvenile fiction and Pirates--Juvenile fiction
Brock, H. M. (Henry Matthew), 1875-1960 Hannay, David, 1853-1934 Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848
Published / Created:
1895
Call Number:
Baskin 486
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Description:
Binding design signed with unidentified cipher., Bookplate of Leonard and Lisa Baskin. Inscribed: To Leonard for one of his collections, Christmas 1981, with very best wishes, Roy., and Illustrated lining papers.