Alexandria  - This set of plans on Archnet is a complete set of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Insurance Plan of Alexandria</span>, issued by Charles E. Goad, a London-based civil engineer, in two volumes between 1898 and 1905. The fire insurance maps show building footprints, usages, and materials.<div><br></div><div>Volume I was published in 1898 and included 15 sheets covering the Minet el-Bassat district at 1/600 scale, with a key map and index sheet. Additional sheets 17 and 18 were published in 1905 and 1910 respectively.</div><div><br></div><div>Volume II was published in 1905 and included 7 sheets covering the town center area near Consul's Square (Mohamed Ali Square) at&nbsp;1/1,440 scale, with a key map and index sheet.</div><div><br></div><div>Individual sheets can be downloaded from the list below. Georeferenced versions of the plans can be viewed in the&nbsp;<a href="http://calvert.hul.harvard.edu:8080/opengeoportal/openGeoPortalHome.jsp?BasicSearchTerm=ExternalLayerId:1203" target="_blank" data-bypass="true">Harvard Geospatial Repository</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Source:</div><div><br></div><div>Arnaud, J.-L. "Alexandria, 1/600 and 1/1,440, 1898-1905, 23 Sheets, Insurance Plan."&nbsp;<span style="font-style: italic;">Espace, représentations et usages</span>, November 2005. Accessed July 1, 2015.&nbsp;<a href="http://cartomed.mmsh.univ-aix.fr/notices_EN/G77.html" target="_blank" data-bypass="true">http://cartomed.mmsh.univ-aix.fr/notices_EN/G77.html</a>.<br></div>
Insurance Plan of Alexandria
Type
map
Year
1905
This set of plans on Archnet is a complete set of the Insurance Plan of Alexandria, issued by Charles E. Goad, a London-based civil engineer, in two volumes between 1898 and 1905. The fire insurance maps show building footprints, usages, and materials.

Volume I was published in 1898 and included 15 sheets covering the Minet el-Bassat district at 1/600 scale, with a key map and index sheet. Additional sheets 17 and 18 were published in 1905 and 1910 respectively.

Volume II was published in 1905 and included 7 sheets covering the town center area near Consul's Square (Mohamed Ali Square) at 1/1,440 scale, with a key map and index sheet.

Individual sheets can be downloaded from the list below. Georeferenced versions of the plans can be viewed in the Harvard Geospatial Repository.

Source:

Arnaud, J.-L. "Alexandria, 1/600 and 1/1,440, 1898-1905, 23 Sheets, Insurance Plan." Espace, représentations et usages, November 2005. Accessed July 1, 2015. http://cartomed.mmsh.univ-aix.fr/notices_EN/G77.html.
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Country
Egypt
Language
English
Dimensions
each sheet: 53 x 64 cm
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