--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 11:56:39 -0500 From: Cheryl Woods <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Fire Insurance Plans book Sender: Cheryl Woods <[log in to unmask]> Lorraine and I are very pleased to advise you that this is at the printer. Orders should be directed to Louis Cardinal [log in to unmask] or look at the ACMLA website www.acmla.org publications section under books for the mailing address and fax number. CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN FIRE INSURANCE PLANS, 1875-1975. Occasional Paper #6. Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives. Lorraine Dubreuil, Cheryl Woods. 2002. ISBN 0-9695062-7-9 (516 Pages) $90.00** **50% discount to ACMLA members and institutions This publication identifies fire insurance plans published in Canada from 1875 to 1975, and held in 122 Canadian collections. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, many Canadian cities and towns were devastated by fire. It was in response to this situation that fire insurance companies were established. When these plans were first produced, fewer than 150 copies of each were printed. These detailed plans were used by insurance companies, who needed to know building sizes and construction materials, in order to determine the fire risk and therefore be able to quote insurance premiums to customers. Since these plans were only lent to the insurance companies, superseded plans had to be return, in order to receive revised plans. These returned plans were always destroyed. This helps to explain their scarcity today. This listing offers an enhanced description of each plan, and a greater number of Ontario collections too. Cheryl Woods Map Curator, SSC 1051 University of Western Ontario London, Canada N6A 5C2 Phone: 519-661-3424 Fax: 519-661-3750 [log in to unmask] http://publish.uwo.ca/~mapref/serge_a.htm --- End Forwarded Message ---