{"product_id":"1870-johnsons-oregon-and-washington-published-by-a-j-johnson","title":"1870 \"Johnson's Oregon and Washington\" Map, Published by A. J. Johnson","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented is an original 1870 \"Johnson's Oregon and Washington\" map. First published in 1865, this map was issued as page 78 in the 1870 edition of “Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas.” The map is engraved, with attractive hand coloring and a decorative border. Washington and Oregon are labeled, outlined in pink, and colored by county. Depicted but not colored are the neighboring states and areas of Vancouver, British Colombia, Idaho, California, and Nevada. The map is beautifully detailed, with roads, rivers and creeks, mountain ranges, and important cities, towns, forts and Native American tribes all marked. The Gulf of Georgia and Strait of Juan de Fuca are depicted at the top left, while the coastline of the Pacific Ocean is detailed along the left side of the map.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCONDITION: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery good+ condition. Hand Colored. Page 78 from “Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas.”  Decorative border.  Colored by county in Washington and Oregon, uncolored for bordering states and territories. Publication line reads: \"Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1865, by A.J. Johnson, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York\". Full margins, light toning, staining at top.  Map Dimensions: 18\" H x 14\" W.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtfully framed in a custom-built wooden frame with UV glass and acid-free mats. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-1ed72870-7fff-8c67-6b70-32c028970b92\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFramed Dimensions: \u003cspan\u003e23 1\/8\" H x 18 1\/4\" W x 1\" D.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccompanied by our company's letter of authenticity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Great Republic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67601119314149,"sku":"M427","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0285\/3070\/files\/1870-johnsons-oregon-and-washington-map-published-by-a-j-johnson-4409347.jpg?v=1790960833","url":"https:\/\/www.great-republic.com\/products\/1870-johnsons-oregon-and-washington-published-by-a-j-johnson","provider":"The Great Republic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}