Johnson's Map of Ohio

New York: A.J. Johnson, 1867. Unbound, colored engraved map, decorative boarder, double page 25" x17". Some toning and aging, a small tape repair at center fold, small nick at bottom edge; otherwise very good, and bright and clean. 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 appear a little heavier than the earlier Colton maps. This double page map of Ohio is from the 1867 edition of Johnson's Illustrated Family Atlas. Coloring is nice, good county level detail, and a small engraving of the state capital is included on the map. Ristow 325-326