Description: Title: Map of Missouri Drawn andEngraved on Copper Plate EXPRESSLY FOR JOHNSON’S CYCLOPAEDIA Description: Fine copperplateengraving of the State of Missouri, undated, published in the 1897 edition of Johnson’sUniversal Cyclopedia. This two-page folded map is hand-colored to highlightMissouri counties in bright pastel colors, and names cities, counties, rivers,mountain ranges, rail lines, etc. Blank verso. Includes the pages from thecorresponding encyclopedia article, and a photocopy of the encyclopedia coverpage. In addition to publishing atlases, A. K. Johnson also published and soldthe Universal Cyclopaedia, which included copperplate engraved maps thatwere then hand-colored, different from the maps published in his atlas, adaptedto the size and needs of the encyclopedia. Quite attractive in their own right,they frame quite well, in part because of their smaller size. Size: two-page folded map, 13.5 x 10.75inches (about 1 inch margin all around) Condition: Excellent condition,center fold line as issued, paper lightly age toned, no marks of any sort, veryattractive light pastel coloring, great for framing. Will ship USPS Media Mail for free
Price: 29.99 USD
Location: Lafayette, Colorado
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Date Range: 1850-1899
Type: County Map
Format: 2-page folded map
Printing Technique: Copperplate
US State: Missouri
Year: 1897
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Cartographer/Publisher: Alvin Jewett Johnson
Country/Region: United States of America
