Goad map 1906 | Moda.
Map of St.Joseph and the site east of it that became Kadikoy Maarif Koleji.
Goad maps a.k.a. Goad plans or Goad atlases incorporate detailed street maps including individual buildings and their uses. The maps are named for Charles E. Goad who first produced such things for Fire Insurance companies.
Charles Goad was a Civil Engineer who practised in Toronto, Ontario and London, and elsewhere. His major business was the creation of detailed street maps for the inner areas of industrial cities, often as a client of insurance companies. He also produced other larger-area maps e.g. for Ontario.
The Plan d'Assurance de Constantinople (Insurance Plan of Constantinople), issued by Charles E. Goad, a London-based civil engineer, in three volumes between 1904-1906. The fire insurance maps show building footprints, usages, and materials in the city of Istanbul.
Volume I, Stamboul, was published in September 1904. It included sheets 1-20 at 1/600 scale, with a key map, index sheet, and "Explanation of Signs" sheet.
Volume II, Pera & Galata, was published in December 1905. It included sheets 24-30 & 35-45 at 1/600 scale, with a key map and two index sheets.
Volume III, Kadi-Keui, was published in April 1906. It included sheets 51-64 at a 1/1,200 scale, with a key map and index sheet.
Goad maps did not cover Turkish Neighborhoods of Pera.
