Insurance Maps of Waterbury, Connecticut; Volume Two

From Mattatuck Museum

Sanborn Company (created by)

1922 (Date manufactured/created)

Cloth covered boards; leather; hand-colored lithographed maps

City Atlas

26 in. H X 24 in. W X 2 in. D Measurement Notes: Dimensions Extent: overall
Framed?: No

Insurance Maps of Waterbury, Connecticut (Volume Two) bound in boards covered with cloth with a leather label affixed to front board, and spine with text "Waterbury Conn. / Volume 2 / Sanborn Map Company . New York" stamped in gold tone on labels. Corners leather-covered. Pasted to front end page as 'additional indexes' (corrections). Corrections range from 1927 to 1941. Full title on title page: Insurance Maps of Waterbury, Connecticut, Volume Tow, Published by the Sanborn Map Co., 1922, 11 Broadway, New York, Copyright 1922 by Sanborn Map Co.". Title page followed by street index and includes alphabetical listing of businesses and organizations. First map is key map. Maps are hand-colored and drawn to 50 ft equal 1 inch scale. Depict selected blocks with shape, dimension, and construction material of every building in a block. Colors correspnd to construction material: cement/concrete, iron, brick, frame. Additional codes provided in key. Important buildings (churches, schools, manufacturing) are id'd. 80 maps. Corrections since 1922 glued to pages.

Accession/ID Number X2008.14

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