Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Charles E. Goad fire insurance map collection, 1894-1909 |
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| Span Dates | 1894-1909 |
| Call No. | G4391.G475 coll .G6 Goad |
| Creator | Goad, Charles E. |
| Extent | 41 items |
| Extent | 17 map folders |
| Extent | 41 map sheets |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/eadgmd.gm020015 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2020589511 |
| Summary | Charles E. Goad fire insurance map collection contains 41 maps that depict 17 cities in the Caribbean area, Mexico, and South America. Charles E. Goad (1848-1910), a noted cartographer and civil engineer, published the maps between 1894-1909. The maps include information relevant to fire insurance appraisal, such as size of building, number of floors, and usage (commercial, educational, residential); construction materials (concrete, brick, wood, glass); population; waterworks; and firefighting equipment. Included on some maps is the size of white population compared to the total population. The map scale differs among the locations. |