New Database: Sanborn Maps (Digital Sanborn Maps)

Access to Sanborn maps is now available through the Library Database wizard. The maps provide detailed information about street blocks, building materials, and utilities, etc. in cities and towns of the states of DE, DC, MD, and VA ranged from 1867 to 1970. They were originally created for the purpose of assessing risk of fire and cost of insurance. You can find the maps very useful for studies in the growth of cities and towns during the first half of the 20th Century.