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Johnson's New Illustrated Family Atlas of the World, With Physical Geography, and with Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical and Historical, Including the Latest Federal Census, a Geographical Index, and a Chronological History of the Civil War in America. Text by Richard Swainson Fisher, M.D. Author: Johnson, Alvin J. Place: New York Publisher: Johnson and Ward Date: 1866 Description: With 58 (of 60) hand-colored maps (37 are double-page); 1 (of 2) hand-colored plates, flags of the world (double-page), lacking world time differences plate; 5 charts showing the heights of mountains and lengths of rivers of the world (double-page); engraved frontispiece illustration titled “American Atlas”; plus wood engravings within the text. Also, a Chronological History of the Great Rebellion. (Folio) 45.5x36.5 cm. (18x14½"), rebound in black full cloth, lettered in gilt on spine. Johnson’s atlas of the United States and the world, with 34 maps focusing on the Americas, with 27 of those pertaining to the United States. Double-page maps include: The World; North America; portions of Canada; United States and several individual U.S. states; 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; Germany; Italy; Austria, Turkey in Europe and Greece; Africa; and the Roman Empire. Phillips 4346. Lacks last map of Ancient Greece and Rome. Lot Amendments Condition: Some dampstaining to somewhat toned leaves; a few plates trimmed at fore-edge, occasional margin tears, some stains and spots; very good. Item number: 294776