Large-format 1862 antique map of Georgia and Alabama in original hand color, published by Johnson & Ward more than 155 years ago.

• The map has a decorative strapwork border, and the image area measures a generous 43.5 x 61 cm [17¼" x 24"].



• There is wonderful detail throughout, and the map shows wagon roads, ferries, steam railroads, canals, cities, towns, and natural features, with hundreds of place names.



• There are two handsome vignettes:  [1] Rice Mill on the Savannah River and [2] Tuscaloosa Observatory.



• Longitude is measured from Greenwich and Washington. The coverage area includes northern Florida. Milledgeville is identified as the capital of Georgia.



• Among the other named places and features are the Mobile & Girard Railroad, Brunswick, Huntsville, Jekyll Island, Darien, the Savannah, Albany & Gulf Railroad, Wakulla Fountain, the Flint River, Summerville, Catoosa, Jacksonville, Fort Frank Brooke, Charles Ferry, Cumberland Island, Blakeley, Montgomery, Talladega, Jasper, St. Augustine, Dublin, the Ocmulgee River, Eutaw, Hilton Head, Tallahassee, Rome, and Selma.



• The map features the strapwork-style border common to Johnson’s atlas work from 1860 to 1863. It was published by Johnson and Ward in the 1862 edition of Johnson’s New Illustrated Family Atlas — the first edition of the Family Atlas to bear the Johnson and Ward imprint.



• Condition:  This map is in excellent condition, bright and clean, with a vertical center fold, as issued, and no marks, rips, or tears. It is blank on the back, with no printing on the reverse side. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.



• This is an original, authentic antique map, not a reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be genuine.



• It would make a dramatic display in your den or office. It would also make a perfect gift, and we'll include our helpful framing tips for your reference, along with a photocopy of the title page from the book in which it was published.



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