COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Johnson, A.J.
Date:
1864
Short Title:
California, With Territories of Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico And Arizona
Publisher:
Johnson and Ward
Publisher Location:
New York
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
43
Obj Width cm:
60
Scale 1:
3,424,000
Note:
Full color by counties, with heavy outlines around the states. detail mining districts, political divisions, emigrant trails, the Santa Fe Trail, the Pony Express Route, several proposed Union Pacific railroads, and Indian tribes and territories. This important map went through several different states during its publication period from 1860 to 1870. This critical period in westward expansion saw incredible development and change throughout the region. This, the 1864 Johnson and Ward version represents a complete re-engraving of the 1862-1863 map. Johnson added considerable detail in the mountainous regions of California, Nevada and Colorado. Arizona and New Mexico appear as independent territories but shows the old "New Mexico" county structure. The southern boundary of Nevada with Arizona is set at 37 degrees of Latitude such that Las Vegas, shown within Arizona. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D.C.
Reference:
P843.
State/Province:
California
State/Province:
Colorado
State/Province:
Nevada
State/Province:
New Mexico
State/Province:
Utah
Full Title:
Johnson's California, With Territories of Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico And Arizona,Published By Johnson and Ward. Entered ... 1864, by A.J. Johnson ... New York.
List No:
0352.044
Page No:
66-67
Series No:
44
Engraver or Printer:
Knowles Hare, J.
Engraver or Printer:
Wise, C.
Engraver or Printer:
Doepler, C.E.
Engraver or Printer:
McLellan, D. & Bros.
Engraver or Printer:
Johnson & Browning
Publication Author:
Johnson, A.J.
Pub Date:
1864
Pub Title:
Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas, With Physical Geography, And With Descriptions Geographical, Statistical, And Historical ... By Richard Swainson Fisher, M.D. ... Maps Compiled, Drawn, And Engraved Under The Supervision Of J.H. Colton And A.J. Johnson. New York: Johnson And Ward, Successors To Johnson And Browning (Successors To J.H. Colton And Company,) No. 113 Fulton Street. 1864. Entered ... One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-four, by A.J. Johnson ... New York.
Pub Reference:
P843.
Pub Note:
Early 1864 edition. Switches the map that includes California and the southwest from the one that derives from the Colton/Johnson wall map to a newly drawn map. At the same time, Colton uses the Johnson 1863 map of the same area for the first time in his atlas; they must have had an agreement to switch maps. Full color. Atlas is bound in half leather dark green embossed cloth covered boards with "Johnson's New Illustrated Family Atlas Of The World With Descriptions." and a large U.S. seal with a bald eagle reading "United States Seal. E. Pluribus Unum." stamped in gold; the same design and title is blind stamped on the back cover. The spine reads "Johnson's Family Atlas. 1864."
Pub List No:
0352.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
60
Pub Height cm:
43
Pub Width cm:
38
Image No:
0352044
Authors:
Johnson, A.J.
