1870 "Johnson's World, Showing the Distribution of the Characteristic Forest Trees, Principal Useful Plants and Minerals" by Prof. A. Guyot, Published by A. J. Johnson

Presented is an original "Johnson's World, Showing the Distribution of the Characteristic Forest Trees, Principal Useful Plants and Minerals" by Prof. A. Guyot. This map was issued as page 13 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. It is a large color-coded map of the world, shown on Mercator's Projection, divided by temperature zone and marked with specific regions of forests and types of trees and plants, vegetables, and fruits that grow in that area. Each temperature zone is marked with mean temperatures. Areas of peak crops, like tobacco, coffee, cacao, spices, cotton, and tea, are emphasized and circled in hot pink. 

There are also two small inset maps at bottom left and bottom right. The map "Useful Metals," at bottom left, indicates gold, silver, lead, iron, and copper deposits on the world map. At bottom right, the "Coal" world map identifies areas with coal deposits and diamond mines. 

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: 

Fine condition overall. Hand Colored. Page 13 from “Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas.” Decorative border.  Colored by temperature zones and deposits.Two inset maps at bottom. Publication line: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1870, by A.J. Johnson, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York". Toning to paper, full margins, damp staining. 

Artfully framed in a custom-built wooden frame with UV glass and acid-free mats. 

Framed Dimensions: 22 1/2" H x 26 3/8" W x 1" D.

Accompanied by our company's letter of authenticity.