Arabia Persia Middle East 1864 Johnson & Ward decorative old map

Johnson's Turkey in Asia Persia, Arabia &c.

(Middle East)

Issued 1864, NY by Johnson and Ward. With inset vignettes of Muscat, Trebisond and Smyrna port.

Beautiful mid-19th century antique map, lithographed with original hand color.

There are numerous variant versions of this map, this J & W imprint only occurring briefly between c. 1862-66.

Light uniform paper age toning, light age spotting and surface soiling, nothing offensive, nice visual appeal. An attractive American map produced during the Civil War.

Sheet measures c. 14" x 17 3/4".

Printed area measures c. 12 5/8" x 15 5/8".

Ristow, American Maps & Mapmakers, 325.

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, v. 2, p. 443

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