Johnson's Map of Australia

New York: A.J. Johnson, 1867. Unbound, colored engraved map, decorative boarder, 16" x13". Some toning, browning, and aging; otherwise fairly bright and clean and in very good condition. Alvin Jewett Johnson (1827-1884) appears to have entered the map publishing business in 1860. It appears that he obtained J.H. Colton's map copyrights, and published the first installment of the Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas In that year. Many of the maps Johnson would use would bear the J.H. Colton copyright for many years. Johnson's Atlas would run from 1860 to 1885. While Johnson would use somewhat similar boarder designs, map coloring would sometimes appear a little heavier than the earlier Colton maps. This map of Australia is from the 1867 edition of Johnson's Illustrated Family Atlas, and has nice coloring. While the map doesn't provide great detail, Australia is kind of the wide open spaces at that time. However, the map does provide a list of counties for the different parts of the country. May require extra postage. Ristow 325-326