Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871; Rogers, Henry Darwin
Author
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871; Rogers, Henry Darwin
Author
Date:
1857
Date
1857
Date
Short Title:
Cover: United States, British & Central America.
Short_Title
Cover: United States, British & Central America.
Short Title
Publisher:
W. & A.K. Johnston Edinburgh
Publisher]|#PUBLISHE R_LOCATION
W. & A.K. Johnston Edinburgh
Publisher
Type:
Covers
Type
Covers
Type
Obj Height cm:
24
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24
Obj Height cm
Obj Width cm:
16
Obj_Width_cm
16
Obj Width cm
World Area:
Central America
World_Area
Central America
World Area
Country:
United States
Country
United States
Country
Full Title:
(Covers to) Map Of The United States, British & Central America. From State Documents and Unpublished Materials By Professor H.D. Rogers of Boston U.S. and A. Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Geographer To The Queen.
Full_Title
(Covers to) Map Of The United States, British & Central America. From State Documents and Unpublished Materials By Professor H.D. Rogers of Boston U.S. and A. Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Geographer To The Queen.
Full Title
List No:
4390A
List_No
4390A
List No
Series No:
1
Series_No
1
Series No
Publication Author:
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871; Rogers, Henry Darwin
Publication_Author
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871; Rogers, Henry Darwin
Publication Author
Pub Date:
1857
Pub_Date
1857
Pub Date
Pub Title:
Map Of The United States, British & Central America. From State Documents and Unpublished Materials By Professor H.D. Rogers of Boston U.S. and A. Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Geographer To The Queen.
Pub_Title
Map Of The United States, British & Central America. From State Documents and Unpublished Materials By Professor H.D. Rogers of Boston U.S. and A. Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Geographer To The Queen.
First edition. Very large map of North America with nine inset maps of important cities. This map contains and is the basis of all the maps that appear in the Rogers and Johnston Atlas of the United States of North America, published in the same year. It is a stunning map, very detailed in the west; Wheat did not see this map, but did comment on two of the western maps in the Atlas - "This map is...notable for its clarity, though it is equally notable for the amount of information it contains. W and A.K. Johnston, of Edinburgh, were engravers who well understood their art, and their maps are outstanding." The Proposed Pacific Railway routes are shown. This map compares favorably to the large Colton and Mitchell U.S. maps of the same date (which are also on the same scale) and generally it is more accurate. Scarce, with only the later 1861 edition (title slightly changed - "Map of the United States and Mexico, with Canada...") in Karrow. This first edition is not in any references. A later edition, 1859, was issued with geological coloring (HR 13-123). The map case has Stanford's name at the bottom of the spine, indicating that he sold the map (and perhaps printed it as he did the Atlas). See also the 1861 U.S. only edition (#5405) and the full 1869 edition (#5402).
Pub_Note
First edition. Very large map of North America with nine inset maps of important cities. This map contains and is the basis of all the maps that appear in the Rogers and Johnston Atlas of the United States of North America, published in the same year. It is a stunning map, very detailed in the west; Wheat did not see this map, but did comment on two of the western maps in the Atlas - "This map is...notable for its clarity, though it is equally notable for the amount of information it contains. W and A.K. Johnston, of Edinburgh, were engravers who well understood their art, and their maps are outstanding." The Proposed Pacific Railway routes are shown. This map compares favorably to the large Colton and Mitchell U.S. maps of the same date (which are also on the same scale) and generally it is more accurate. Scarce, with only the later 1861 edition (title slightly changed - "Map of the United States and Mexico, with Canada...") in Karrow. This first edition is not in any references. A later edition, 1859, was issued with geological coloring (HR 13-123). The map case has Stanford's name at the bottom of the spine, indicating that he sold the map (and perhaps printed it as he did the Atlas). See also the 1861 U.S. only edition (#5405) and the full 1869 edition (#5402).
