Original Publisher: Sanborn Perris Map Co. 1890 New York. These 13 sheets, size 19" x 24" inches, and in great condition.
Printed on heavy stock paper.
Republished 1979 as ISBN 0-932732-05-4, "VIRGINIA CITY 1890 MAP FOLIO"by VLAD SHKURKIN, 6025 Rose Arbor, San Pablo CA 94806.
Vladimir Shkurkin was an expert on Sanborn fire insurance maps and owned the publishing company Precise Maps of Old Western Towns. He published Sanborn and Dakin maps of towns in western United States in facsimile editions. Vlad Shkurkin also wrote Precise Maps of Old Western Towns: Fire Insurance Maps as Primary Historic Records (1984), and “Sanborn Maps: Some Personal Notes and Comments”, which was published in volume 24, number 2 (1993) of the WAML Information Bulletin. Vlad was also a member of the advisory committee for the online Union List of Sanborn and Other Fire Insurance Maps. Vlad was also a member of the California Map Society.
Nevada fire insurance map. Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed maps of cities and towns produced by the Sanborn Map Company for the purpose of assessing fire insurance liability. These maps typically include information such as building outlines, street names, and the location of fire hydrants, as well as the use of each building (e.g. residential, commercial, industrial). Contains large-scale plans with information such as the outline of each building, the size, shape, height, and the structure’s purpose. The maps also give addresses, street names, property boundaries, and block numbers.They were used by insurance companies to determine the level of risk for a given property and to set insurance rates. They are also used by city planners, architects, and historians.