These title pages and letterforms from old Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps made between 1880 and 1920 are absolutely stunning. BibliOdyssey has a wonderful collection of these specimens on their site. The maps were made for insurance purposes, which is what makes them all the more impressive. To think that the time was taken to produce something so intricate for what was essentially a cover page, is astonishing.
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