1865 "Johnson's Georgetown and The City of Washington, The Capital of the United States of America" Map by Johnson and Ward

Presented is an original 1865 "Johnson's Georgetown and The City of Washington, The Capital of the United States of America” map. This map was issued as page 37 in the 1865 edition of “Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas.” The map is engraved, with attractive hand coloring and a decorative strapwork border. The City of Washington is outlined in pink, colored and numbered by wards. Georgetown is outlined separately in pink, not part of a ward. Labeled but not colored are Georgetown Heights, Analostan or Mason's Island, Alexander's Island, and Uniontown. The map is beautifully detailed, with railroads, roads, rivers and creeks, and important buildings all marked. The map labels the Potomac River, Eastern Branch River, the Washington & Alexandria Railroad, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Tiber Creek, Washington Canal, James Creek, and Spring Branch. The map has three inset vignette images of "Smithsonian Institution," "The Capitol," and "Washington Monument.”

This 1865 Johnson and Ward publication of “Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas” was written by Richard Swainson Fisher, M.D. Fisher was also the author of "Colton's General Atlas of the World," "The Gazetteer of the United States," and a past editor of the Journal of American Geographical and Statistical Society. The publishing company of Johnson and Ward was a successor to Johnson and Browning, themselves a successor to the famous publishing company, J. H. Colton and Company. A combination of both new plates and older, updated ones, all of the maps in this atlas were compiled, drawn, and engraved under the supervision of J. H. Colton and A. J. Johnson. The new plates, copyrighted by A.J. Johnson, were made exclusively for Johnson's New Illustrated Family Atlas. Others are the same as used in "Colton's General Atlas." 

This early 1865 issued atlas offered a really unique and timely snapshot of the United States just after the Civil War. In addition to the maps, the atlas had several pages of American history, recent federal census data, and geographical and statistical notes.The highlight was its “Chronological History of the Civil War in America” with battle records and dates. It also contained updates on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and subsequent pursuit and death of John Wilkes Booth and included two Civil War-era maps, one of the “Vicinity of Richmond and Peninsular Campaign in Virginia” and the “New Military Map of the United States.” 

CONDITION: 

Fine condition overall. Hand Colored. Page 37 from “Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas.” With inset vignette images of "Smithsonian Institution" "The Capitol" and "Washington Monument". City of Washington is outlined in pink, colored by wards. Georgetown outlined separately in pink. Old paper, toning, uneven bottom margin.  Archivally presented with acid-free mats. Sold unframed, as-is. 

Mat Dimensions: 17 3/4" H x 21 1/4" W. 

Accompanied by our company's letter of authenticity.