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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. Text by Richard Swainson Fisher, M.D. Author: Johnson, A[lvin] J. Place: New York Publisher: A. J. Johnson Date: 1866 Description: With 60 hand-colored maps (36 are double-page), East and West Hemispheres, plus insets; 2 hand-colored plates, including: world time differences and flags of the world (double-page), 5 charts showing the heights of mountains and lengths of rivers of the world (double-page); also, 6 physical maps (on 2 pages); engraved frontispiece illustration titled “American Atlas”; plus several wood engravings within the text (a few globe diagrams hand-colored). Also, a Chronological History of the Great Rebellion. (Folio) 18x14½, original quarter brown morocco and cloth, decoratively blind-stamped, lettered and stamped in gilt, marbled endpapers. The comprehensive 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. Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear to exterior; most of the maps loosely laid in, several maps with tears (chiefly to edges but some to middle portions), marginal dampstains to first few pages (not affecting maps), scattered light foxing, chip to text page margin; most maps very good or better, binding in need of repair. Item number: 144675