Antique Map of North America by Johnston (1882)

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Antique Map of North America by Johnston (1882)
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Condition
: Fair, map is in half (seperated at folding line). Age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
Date
: 1882
Overall size
: 49.5 x 61.4 cm.
Image size
: 44.3 x 57.3 cm.
Description:
Antique map titled 'North America'. Old map of North America. This map originates from 'The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography, Exhibiting, in a Series of Entirely Original and Authentic Maps, the Present Condition of Geographical Discovery and Research in the Several Countries, Empires, and States of the World' by A.K. Johnston. Published by W. and A.K. Johnston, 1882.
Artists and Engravers:
Alexander Keith Johnston LLD (1804-1871) was a Scottish geographer. He was a pupil of the Edinburgh engraver and mapmaker, James Kirkwood. In 1826, he joined his brother William (who would become Sir William Johnston, Lord Provost of Edinburgh) in a printing and engraving business, forming the well-known cartographical firm of W. and A. K. Johnston.