State Of Ohio Original 1864 Copper-Plate Map and 41 similar items

Rare and very beautiful genuine antique hand colored map of the above region and year from the extremely rare Johnson Atlas. AJ Johnson was one of the pre-eminent American map publishers in the mid-19th Century. Publisher/Cartographer: A. J. Johnson published maps from 1860 to the late 1880s. He began his publishing empire with the purchase of J. H. Coltonae(tm)s map plates in 1860. Johnson transferred the original Colton steel plate engravings to cheaper lithographic stones, allowing his firm to produce more maps at a lower price point. The next three years would see Johnson rise to become the most prominent American map publisher of his period. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Johnson transitioned his publishing firm from Virginia to New York , and continued to produce maps and atlases into the 1880s. Johnson maps are known for their size, accuracy, detail, and stunning, vivid hand coloring. Pre-owned, pretty good condition with some light browning to paper and some slight losses and wear around the edges. Appears to be lightly adhered to the marbled paper and then than paper lightly adhered to the stiff backing. We can either ship flat or removed the stiff backing and ship rolled with the marbled paper. Overall dimensions as shown about 20 x 30".Page numbers 62 and 63 appear at the upper corners, appears pulled from an oversize atlas. Dimensions of the double sheet as shown measure about 26-1/4" by 18-1/4". Item Location: Back Warehouse, Right, Large Paper Bin.