-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Sanborn Maps Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:41:08 -0500 From: HelenJane Armstrong <[log in to unmask]> To: MAPS-L (E-mail) <[log in to unmask]> The University of Florida Map & Imagery Library does not subscribe to the Online Sanborn's. The Library has all the Chadwyck-Healey, etc. microfilms for Florida, South Carolina, Georgia and Washington, DC. These cover the states in which our College of Architecture, History and other departments are interested. Since the subscription on-lines are in black and white and we have the microfilms, we have little to gain for the expense. The University of Florida has the second copy of the Library of Congress collection of Sanborn maps for Florida Cities. Person's can make appointments to see these rare originals. However, there are Florida residents who would have to drive 6-7 hours to see them. Therefore our Digital Library Center scanned all of the public domain Florida Cities Sanborns on to a state-wide Library Resources Internet site (PALMM). A considerable amount of time was spent developing the quality of these colored images. We were very pleased with their hard work. The result is terrific as to matching color, readability, and possibility of enlargement. If you wish to view the Sanborn's they are at: http://palmm.fcla.edu/sanborn/ Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials (PALMM) is a cooperative initiative of the public universities of Florida to provide digital access to important source materials for research and scholarship. Cartographic Materials in PALMM besides the Florida Sanborns, includes the Aerial Photographic Archives of Florida, antique maps of Florida, Africa and Latin America, plus non-copyrighted maps of Florida. Some of you may be interested in a current project involving the Sanborns: The site is not up for the public yet but I have included the mission statement: Ephemeral Cities is an integrated collection of maps, documents, museum objects, photographs, and ephemera that breathe life into the static renderings of the historic fire insurance maps created by the Sanborn National Insurance Diagram Bureau. Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services, this model project focuses on three key Florida cities: Gainesville, the site of the largest university; Tampa, the West coast hub of commerce and finance; and Key West, an island rich with Bahamian and Cuban influences. The time is 1884-1903. If anyone wishes further information on these projects please feel free to contact me. A session was held at ALA in Orlando this June and several articles are forthcoming. Helen HelenJane Armstrong, PhD Head, Map & Imagery Library George A. Smathers Libraries University of Florida P.O. Box 117011 Gainesville, FL 32611-7011