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Title: Johnson's New Illustrated Family Atlas of the World...With Physical Geography, and with Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical and Historical, Including the Latest Federal Census, and the Existing Religious Denominations in the World Author: Johnson, A[lvin] J. Place: New York Publisher: A. J. Johnson Publisher Date: 1869 Description: With 61 hand-colored maps (41 are double-page), East and West Hemispheres, plus insets; 3 hand-colored plates, including: world time differences, flags of the world (double-page), 5 charts showing the heights of mountains and lengths of rivers of the world (double-page); also, 12 physical maps (on 4 pages); steel-engraved frontispiece of the U.S. Capitol building; plus several wood engravings within the text, plus 2 full-page Coats of Arms leaves. (Folio) 18x14½, original quarter brown morocco and cloth, decoratively blind-stamped, stamped and lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. The comprehensive Johnson’s atlas of the United States and the world, with 36 maps focusing on the Americas, with 28 of those pertaining to the United States. Double-page maps include: United States and several individual U.S. states; the World; North America; portions of Canada; New York City and Brooklyn; Richmond and Peninsular Campaign; Texas; California and the Southwest; West Indies; South America; Europe; England and Wales; France, Spain and Portugal; Prussia and Germany; Italy; Austria, Turkey in Europe and Greece; Russia; Asia; Hindoostan (India) and Farther India (Southeast Asia); China and Japan; Africa; Australia and East Indies; and the Roman Empire. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine ends and corners worn, small splits to joints, rubbing; binding a bit shaken, mild toning, occasional faint foxing, a few leaves loosely laid in including Maine and Vermont/New Hampshire maps (both with large tears); other mild wear; very good overall. Item number: 144448