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Johnsons New Map of the State of Texas’
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Near the forefront of the atlas publication industry for a quartercentury was mapmaker and aggressive marketer Alvin JewittJohnson. Around 1860, in a transaction that remains somewhatmysterious, Johnson acquired a set of detailed plates fromJ.H. Colton, one of the foremost mapmakers of the century, andused them to print the Johnson atlas that was to find its way intohomes across the country. Johnsons New Illustrated FamilyAtlas was first published in 1860, and today these maps havebecome prized collectibles and true works of cartographic art.The attention to detail and fine hand coloring of these mapsmake them some of the best collectibles maps from the 19thcentury. This double page map came from Johnson’s New Illustrated (SteelPlate) Family Atlas, published in 1864, by Johnson andWard.. This is avery interesting, historically significant map of Texas. This maphas the pony express route outlined, along with the territories ofEl Paso and Presidio. This is an incredible chronicle of thewestward expansion in that you can see clearly the westwardmovement and the vast amount of undiscovered territory. AboveTexas, which is currently Oklahoma, there is unexplored territorybelonging to the Indians. This map includes insets of plans ofSabine Lake, the Northern part of Texas and Galveston Bay.
Condition: Very Good
Map Maker: Johnson and Ward
Coloring: Original Hand Coloring
Year: 1864
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