Original 1873 Antique Map JOHNSON\'S VIRGINIA DELAWARE MARYLAND WEST VIRGINIA For Sale

Large-format1873 antique map of Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia in originalhand color, published by A.J. Johnson more than 149 years ago.

• The map has a decorativespirograph border, and the image area measuresa generous 42.5 x 58.5 cm [16¾\" x 23\"].
• There is wonderful detail throughout, andthe map shows wagon roads, steam railroads, cities,towns, and natural features, with hundreds of place names.
• Longitude is measured from Washington and Greenwich.
• Condition: This map is in excellentcondition,bright andclean, with a vertical center fold, as issued, and nomarks, rips, or tears. It is blankon the back, with no printing on the reverse side. Please see the scansand feel free to ask any questions.
• This is an original, authentic antique map, nota reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to begenuine.
• It is dated 1864 in the lower margin and was published by A.J. Johnsonin 1873, based on the status of railroad construction, including the line betweenWinchester and Strasburg, and the bibliographic reference data in the Johnson MapProject website.
• Alvin Jewett Johnson was an American map publisher based in New York City. HisJohnson’s New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas enjoyed a long productionrun, through many editions, between 1860 and 1887. In addition to the atlas, Johnson issued numerous wall maps, pocket maps,and, in the 1880s, the Cyclopedia.
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