Map collection, 1873-1963.

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Map collection, 1873-1963.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155535230

Atlas of Long Island, 1873; Sanborn insurance maps of Hempstead and immediate vicinity, 1951-1963; map of Hempstead, 1873; and geological survey map of Long Island, 1913.

2 v., 2 items.

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Hempstead Public Library (Hempstead, N.Y.)

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Collecting area: History of Hempstead, N.Y. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155536523 ...

Sanborn Map Company

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The Sanborn Map Company was founded in 1867 with headquarters in New York City. Its purpose was to produce maps that would show "at a glance the character of the fire insurance risks of all buildings" in a give community. Since these maps had a very specialized use, "there were usually fewer than twenty orders for a single map sheet". Consequently, even though Sanborn maps are printed works, their rarity is similar to that of manuscript maps. The Sanborn Map Company ceased making its insurance r...