1870 "Johnson's Kansas and Nebraska" Map Published by A. J. Johnson

Presented is an original 1870 "Johnson's Kansas and Nebraska" map. This map was issued as a double page map in the 1870 edition of “Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas,” the first time it was included in the atlas series. The map is engraved, with attractive hand coloring and a decorative border. Nebraska and Kansas are labeled, outlined in pink, and colored by county, however only the bottom part of Nebraska is shown. Depicted but not colored are the neighboring areas of Colorado, Missouri, and Indian Territory. The map is beautifully detailed, with railroads, roads, rivers and creeks, mountain ranges, and important cities and towns all marked. 

The publishing company of A.J. Johnson was a successor of Johnson and Ward, a successor to Johnson and Browning, themselves a successor to the famous publishing company, J. H. Colton and Company. A combination of both new plates and older, updated ones, all of the maps in this famous 1870 atlas were compiled, drawn, and engraved under the supervision of A. J. Johnson.

This 1870 publication of “Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas” is also notable for its inclusion of a treatise on physical geography by Professor A. Guyot, marking the first year his essay appeared and his name featured on the cover. The atlas was recognized with a First Prize Medal at the Universal Exposition of 1867 in Paris.

“Johnson's New Illustrated Family Atlas” was a comprehensive world atlas featuring 60 full-color maps. Designed to be both educational and a decorative addition to a home library, it reflected the 19th-century fascination with detailed and ornate cartographic publications. In addition to maps, the atlas included geographical, statistical, and historical information, as well as a dictionary of religious denominations, a testament to its extensive scope and utility. The treatise on physical geography by A. Guyot further demonstrates that period’s growing interest in scientific inquiry, making the atlas a valuable resource not just for navigation and geography, but also for understanding the natural world.

CONDITION: 

Very good+ condition. Hand Colored. No Page Numbers listed, inserted between two maps on pp. 70 and 71 and pp. 72 and 73. from “Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas.”  Decorative border.  Colored by county in Nebraska and Kansas, uncolored for bordering areas of Colorado, Missouri, Indian Territory. Publication line reads: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1870, by A.J. Johnson, in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington." Full margins, light toning, staining at top. Map Dimensions: 18" H x 26 1/2" W.

Artfully matted in an acid-free mat with a sturdy foam core backing. Matted Dimensions: 22 3/8" H x 28 1/4" W x 1/4" D.

Accompanied by our company's letter of authenticity.