Sanborn fire insurance maps are a rich source of historic data on the urban built environment of North America during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The atlases were created for the purpose of underwriting fire insurance policies, which depended upon accurate and frequently-updated information about construction materials, municipal and transportation infrastructure, industrial and commercial landuse and more. The Yale University Library Map Department scanned its holdings of Sanborn fire insurance maps (consisting primarily of Connecticut towns) in order to make the maps more accessible.
Alternative Title:
Jan. 1931, Winsted, Conn. and Winsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut, including Riverton
Description:
"(1087) (23 sheets).", Contains information on population, prevailing winds, water facilities and fire department., Includes index of streets and specials., Partial cadastral map., and SMLMAPL 766 W73 1931: Sheets disbound. "Triplicate" stamp on sheets. Library of Congress copyright stamp on title sheet.
Subject (Geographic):
Winsted (Conn.)--Maps
Subject (Name):
Library of Congress Stamp
Subject (Topic):
Fire risk assessment--Connecticut--Winsted--Maps and Real property--Connecticut--Winsted--Maps
Certaine errors in nauigation / detected and corrected by Edw. Wright ; with many additions that
Image Count:
1
Description:
2d state, "William Kip sculpsit"., Formerly bound in Taylor 251., Housed and classed separately as BrSides Folio 2008 14., In pencil on verso: Beinecke / Library / Broadsides / Folio / 2008 / 14., Map has some small tears along previously folded edges that have been repaired., On verso: Yale proprietary stamp in center., and Scale not given.
Subject (Topic):
Nautical astronomy --Early works to 1800, Navigation --Early works to 1800, and Pilot guides --England --Early works to 1800
Collection Created:
[London] : Printed by Felix Kingsto[n] at London, 1610