Map collection, 1884-1975.

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Map collection, 1884-1975.

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Photocopies of Sanborn insurance maps for Spring Valley, 1893-1927; reprints of bird's eye views of Nyack and Haverstraw, 1884; illustrated map of Monsey and Spring Valley, ca. 1893; and a map of historic landmarks in Rockland County, 1975.

ca. 2 cubic ft.

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6881871

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Finkelstein Memorial Library (Spring Valley, N.Y.)

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Collecting area: History of Spring Valley and Rockland County, N.Y. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155541504 ...

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...