Research Catalog

Title

Johnson's new illustrated & embellished county map of the republics of North America with the adjacent islands & countries / compiled, drawn & engraved from U. States land & coast surveys, British Admiralty & other reliable sources under the direction of A.J. Johnson.

Author

Johnson, A. J. (Alvin Jewett), 1827-1884

Publication

New York, N.Y. Washington : Johnson and Browning, 1859.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Johnson, D.G.
• Goldthwait, J. H.
• Barnard, W. S.
• Wright, W.M.
• King, P.H.
• Duthie, James
• White, J. L.
• Johnson, D. Griffing
• Johnson & Browning, issuing body.

Description

1 map : hand colored; 159 x 169 cm, sheet 170 x 185 cm

Alternative Title

Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). NA017.3.02

Subjects

• Cuba > Administrative and political divisions > Maps
• North America > Administrative and political divisions > Maps
• Mexico > Administrative and political divisions > Maps
• Maps
• United States > Administrative and political divisions > Maps

Genre/Form

Maps

Note

• Relief shown by hachures.
• Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
• Shows North America from U.S. - Canada border to northern tip of South America, includes the Greater Antilles.
• "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1856 by D.G. & A.J. Johnson ..."
• Includes notes, table of distances, "Statistical table from the Census of 1850," list of authorities used in compiling the map, and engraved views of 9 cities in the United States.
• Inset map: Johnson's map of the world on Mercator's projection.
• "Published by Johnson and Browning, New York & Washington; P. Wyckoff, New Orleans and J.L. McCartney, Liverpool, England 1859."

Indexed In (note)

• New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division

Call Number

Map Div. 15-5051

OCLC

919323833

Author

Johnson, A. J. (Alvin Jewett), 1827-1884, cartographer.

Title

Johnson's new illustrated & embellished county map of the republics of North America with the adjacent islands & countries / compiled, drawn & engraved from U. States land & coast surveys, British Admiralty & other reliable sources under the direction of A.J. Johnson.

Publisher

New York, N.Y. Washington : Johnson and Browning, 1859.

Cartographic Data

Scale approximately 1:3,072,000 (W 127°--W 59°/N 49°--N 6°).

Type of Content

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Indexed In:

New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division , v.1, page 249, column 1, no. 2

Source

NA017.3.02

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Place of Publication

United States New York (State) New York.

Added Author

Johnson, D.G., engraver.

Goldthwait, J. H., engraver.

Barnard, W. S., engraver.

Wright, W.M., engraver.

King, P.H., engraver.

Duthie, James, engraver.

White, J. L., engraver.

Johnson, D. Griffing, creator.

Johnson & Browning, issuing body.

Research Call Number

Map Div. 15-5051