1864 Johnson's Map of New York State with City Insets

Name: 1864 Johnson's Map of New York State with City Insets
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-13952-3
Price: 315 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1864
Kind: Maps
Size: 43.5 × 68 cm (17.1 × 26.8 in)
Condition: Good. Good condition, considering age, with some yellowing that is typical of maps from this period. Some soiling and small tears along the edges, due to handling. Study the images carefully.
Period: Westward Expansion & Civil War
Places: New York
Reference: BG-13952-3

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

Johnson's New York, an original steel-engraved map of the state published by Johnson and Ward in 1864 as a plate in Johnson's atlas, with outline and wash color by county. The title block at the upper left reads "Johnson's New York by Johnson and Ward," with the plate numbers 27 and 28 printed in the upper corners.

The sheet shows the whole state from Lake Erie and Lake Ontario to Long Island, with the counties in pink and green, the state boundary in a heavier red line, and railroads and county seats marked throughout. Six city plans are set in the margins: Oswego at the upper left, Albany and Troy at the right, a view of the New York City area at the lower right, and Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse in a row along the bottom edge. Each is a small street plan that shows the river, canal or lake frontage that shaped the place. The sheet is surrounded by the vine-and-scroll decorative border that marks the Johnson atlas of these years.

The cities chosen for the insets are the main stops along the Erie Canal and the Hudson, the line of towns on which the state's growth depended.

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