{"id":871,"date":"2023-03-09T14:58:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T14:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.com\/?p=863"},"modified":"2023-03-09T14:58:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T14:58:12","slug":"863-sanborn-map-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/w2.geleleger.nl\/rhcuk-863-sanborn-map-legend-esknvp\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanborn Map Legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"387480d42754320bb6f0e83bf7886d44\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\tatOptions = {\r\n\t\t'key' : '4a1f1119f949a4af74d56b8a3af8b867',\r\n\t\t'format' : 'iframe',\r\n\t\t'height' : 250,\r\n\t\t'width' : 300,\r\n\t\t'params' : {}\r\n\t};\r\n\tdocument.write('<scr' + 'ipt type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http' + (location.protocol === 'https:' ? 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Sanborn maps are detailed maps of U.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><figure> \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mapmaker.rutgers.edu\/HighlandPark\/HP_49.jpg\" alt=\"Highland Park New Jersey Sanborn Maps\" style=\"width: 100%; padding: 5px; background-color: grey;\"><figcaption>Highland Park New Jersey Sanborn Maps (Stanley Peterson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> \t \t<strong>Sanborn Map Legend<\/strong>. <strong>Originally published by The Sanborn Map Company (Sanborn), the maps were created to allow fire insurance companies to assess their total liability in urbanized areas of the United States. A Sanborn fire map is a sheet map or atlas map depicting the built environment of a city. Sanborn\u00ae fire insurance maps are the most frequently consulted maps in libraries. S. towns and cities across a century of change. Today they are an essential source.<\/strong> Sanborn Map Legend. <\/p>\n<h3>A compass was drawn on every Sanborn Map.<\/h3>\n<p>We&#39;ve printed hundreds of thousands of these SANBORN MAP\u00ae legends over the years, and just about every environmental consultant has a copy on their desk, in their car or in their work bag.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: grid;grid-template-columns: auto auto auto; background: #eee; \">\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/crdpala.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/05\/sanborn-key.jpg?w=284&amp;h=552\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crdpala.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/05\/sanborn-key.jpg?w=284&amp;h=552\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse4.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.bVpCQGWzjFxLGk3h-QWWCwAAAA&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Expanding your personal archive with digitized Sanborn Maps | CRD of PaLA<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/tile.loc.gov\/image-services\/iiif\/service:gmd:gmd436m:g4364m:g4364cm:g4364cm_g004591902:00459_1902-0001\/full\/pct:25\/0\/default.jpg#h=1912&amp;w=1612\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tile.loc.gov\/image-services\/iiif\/service:gmd:gmd436m:g4364m:g4364cm:g4364cm_g004591902:00459_1902-0001\/full\/pct:25\/0\/default.jpg#h=1912&amp;w=1612\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse1.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.HUISKGFcDXl8H--hhN8WcwHaIy&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Sanborn Maps, Available Online, California | Library of Congress<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/familyhistorydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sanborn2-768x452.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/familyhistorydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sanborn2-768x452.png\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse2.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.z2pqUJY0En7NjylojT2ikgHaEW&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Travel Back in Time With Historic Sanborn Maps for Genealogy<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: grid;grid-template-columns: auto auto auto; background: #eee; \">\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"http:\/\/jwissandsons.com\/factory\/images\/map-Sanborn-1908-factory-v3-sheet47-f.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jwissandsons.com\/factory\/images\/map-Sanborn-1908-factory-v3-sheet47-f.jpg\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse4.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.rLxhYRFEfz_c_Ys5lJxxhwHaDQ&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Sanborn Maps with the Wiss Newark Factory: 1892, 1908, 1931<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/libnotes.missouristate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sanborn-Map-Springfield-1884.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/libnotes.missouristate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sanborn-Map-Springfield-1884.jpg\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse1.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.9Ja5DKY4uFDT-pXzrgjhGgHaIx&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>All Sanborn Maps Online by 2020 &#8211; Library Notes<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbfplarchive.org\/nbrevitalization\/files\/nb_images\/holcomb\/maps_panoramic_views\/sanborn_2of17.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nbfplarchive.org\/nbrevitalization\/files\/nb_images\/holcomb\/maps_panoramic_views\/sanborn_2of17.jpg\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse1.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.tbQ7uVIDZJ73VGyL7gHNwQHaIz&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Digital Archive<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: grid;grid-template-columns: auto auto auto; background: #eee; \">\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aaWtTScEp40\/UVMSGlaT71I\/AAAAAAAAAEI\/i5A5CWgf77A\/s1600\/Sanborn+Key.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aaWtTScEp40\/UVMSGlaT71I\/AAAAAAAAAEI\/i5A5CWgf77A\/s1600\/Sanborn+Key.jpg\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse1.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.Vd1MK8DQuYii3wOCIKbdnAHaFj&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>History Center Notes &amp; Queries: Sanborn Maps<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/rr\/geogmap\/sanborn\/images\/sankey22c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/rr\/geogmap\/sanborn\/images\/sankey22c.jpg\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse4.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.lnvQs4MgqqkPDPGR0nGm2wHaH-&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Pin on Genealogy<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/images.wisconsinhistory.org\/700099990337\/9999006115-l.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.wisconsinhistory.org\/700099990337\/9999006115-l.jpg\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse1.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.XZneA14WEZZOrOe5WLwAmgHaI4&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Sanborn Map of Mineral Point | Map or Atlas | Wisconsin Historical Society<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: grid;grid-template-columns: auto auto auto; background: #eee; \">\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/model-railroad-hobbyist.com\/sites\/model-railroad-hobbyist.com\/files\/resize\/users\/JWhite\/Sanborn%20Map%20Freighthouse-750x933.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/model-railroad-hobbyist.com\/sites\/model-railroad-hobbyist.com\/files\/resize\/users\/JWhite\/Sanborn%20Map%20Freighthouse-750x933.jpeg\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse4.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.eWz7S1FE5yJZoKDLuWWxxgHaJN&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Sanborn Maps | Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/oldnewbrunswick.rutgers.edu\/HISTORICALMAPS\/Sanborn_jpegs\/Sanborn_14of17.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oldnewbrunswick.rutgers.edu\/HISTORICALMAPS\/Sanborn_jpegs\/Sanborn_14of17.jpg\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse2.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.rYXL4iFJdFxOyE7bOWk82wHaI5&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>New Brunswick, New Jersey Sanborn Maps<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.herdingcatsgenealogy.com\/uploads\/1\/1\/7\/8\/117858273\/sanbornmap1898closeup_1_orig.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herdingcatsgenealogy.com\/uploads\/1\/1\/7\/8\/117858273\/sanbornmap1898closeup_1_orig.png\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse1.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.JE7G0tPoTZOy6nINVreZdQHaDp&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps &#8211; Herding Cats Genealogy<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Sanborn Map Legend<\/strong>. <strong>The compass showed which way was north, east, south, and west on the map. Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia. S. towns and cities across a century of change. The purpose of Sanborn maps was to assist fire insurance agents in determining the degree of hazard for a particular property by showing the size, shape, and construction of buildings, windows, doors, sprinkler systems, and roofs; the widths and names of streets, property boundaries, building use, and house and block numbers; and the locations o. The birdseye view of Sanborn Map didn&#39;t always indicate the top of the image as directionally North.<\/p>\n<p><\/strong> Sanborn Map Legend.<\/p>\n<div class=\"387480d42754320bb6f0e83bf7886d44\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\tatOptions = {\r\n\t\t'key' : '4a1f1119f949a4af74d56b8a3af8b867',\r\n\t\t'format' : 'iframe',\r\n\t\t'height' : 250,\r\n\t\t'width' : 300,\r\n\t\t'params' : {}\r\n\t};\r\n\tdocument.write('<scr' + 'ipt type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http' + (location.protocol === 'https:' ? 's' : '') + ':\/\/bleedingofficecontagion.com\/4a1f1119f949a4af74d56b8a3af8b867\/invoke.js\"><\/scr' + 'ipt>');\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanborn Map Legend. The compass showed which way was north, east, south, and west on the map. Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia. Some example legends can be found here: Sanborn Black and White Map Legend Sanborn Map Abbreviations from EDR, Inc. 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