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Subject: Georgia Sanborn Maps got Digital at University of Georgia
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005
From: Lucy Rowland <[log in to unmask]>
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The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the availability
of a
new online resource: Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Georgia Towns and
Cities,
1884-1922. The maps represented are from the University of Georgia
Libraries
Map Collection.

Visit the site at:

http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sanborn/

The digital collection consists of 4,445 maps by the Sanborn Map
Company
depicting commercial, industrial, and residential areas for 133
municipalities. Originally designed for fire insurance assessment, the
color-
coded maps relate the location and use of buildings, as well as the
materials
employed in their construction. The maps indicate which city utilities-
-such
as water and fire service--were available.

Fire insurance maps document the changing face of towns and cities,
providing
highly detailed information for each neighborhood and block. The
Library of
Congress web site refers to them as "probably the single most
important record
of urban growth and development in the United States during the past
one
hundred years."

The Sanborn Maps database is a project of the Digital Library of
Georgia as
part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA
funds
administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through
the
Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the
University System of Georgia.

"Sanborn", "Sanborn Map", "Sanborn Map Company", and "Sanborn Fire
Insurance
Maps" are recognized trademarks of the Sanborn Map Company, a
subsidiary of
Environmental Data Resources, Inc. (EDR). The presentation of the
historic
maps on this site is in no way connected with either the Sanborn Map
Company
or Environmental Data Resources, Inc.
____________________________________
P. Toby Graham, PhD
Director, Digital Library of Georgia
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-1641
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phone 706.583.0213
fax 706.542.4144

Visit the Digital Library of Georgia:
http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu

Lucy M. Rowland, MS, MLS, CNU
Head, Science Collections & Research Facilities
University of Georgia Libraries
Athens, GA 30602-7412
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+1-706-542-6643
FAX: +1-706-542-7907
http://www.libs.uga.edu/science/scicolldev.html

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