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Alton, Ills., January 1885

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Descriptive Information

Title
Alton, Ills., January 1885
Creator
Sanborn Map Company  
Coverage-Spatial
Alton (Ill.)  
Genre
Fire insurance maps  
Subject
Fire risk assessment  
Publisher
Sanborn Map & Publishing Co.  
Date of Publication
1885  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)
Scale
Scale 1:600. 50 ft. to 1 in.  
Language
English
Notes
  • Partial cadastral map.
  • Sheet 1 includes text, index map, index to streets and locations, and certification signatures.
  • Fire insurance map hand colored to show building construction, locations of windows and doors, elevators, and available water facilities.
  • Includes key to features of construction on title page [sheet 1].
  • Also shows factories, commercial occupancy of buildings, property boundaries and house and block numbers.
Extent
9 maps, colored
Dimensions
64 x 54 cm
Coordinates
(W 90⁰11ʹ03ʺ/N 38⁰53ʹ26ʺ)
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
In the public domain.
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
1613240
Collection Title
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
Collection
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
TitleAlton, Ills., January 1885
CreatorSanborn Map Company  
Coverage-SpatialAlton (Ill.)  
GenreFire insurance maps  
SubjectFire risk assessment  
PublisherSanborn Map & Publishing Co.  
Date of Publication1885  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)
ScaleScale 1:600. 50 ft. to 1 in.  
LanguageEnglish
Notes
  • Partial cadastral map.
  • Sheet 1 includes text, index map, index to streets and locations, and certification signatures.
  • Fire insurance map hand colored to show building construction, locations of windows and doors, elevators, and available water facilities.
  • Includes key to features of construction on title page [sheet 1].
  • Also shows factories, commercial occupancy of buildings, property boundaries and house and block numbers.
Extent9 maps, colored
Dimensions64 x 54 cm
Coordinates(W 90⁰11ʹ03ʺ/N 38⁰53ʹ26ʺ)
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionIn the public domain.
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID1613240
Collection TitleSanborn Fire Insurance Maps
CollectionSanborn Fire Insurance Maps

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