Historic Map : Johnson Map of Arabia, Persia and Turkey in Asia, 1862, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 18in Oriented to the West

Oriented to the West

17-18 in the 1862 edition of his New Illustrated Atlas… This is the first edition of the Johnson's Atlas to bear the Johnson and Ward imprint

yellow and blue pastels to identify counties

Also shows the elaborate system of canals and irrigation networks throughout the region

were part of a long enduring myth in African cartography that dates to the works of Claudius Ptolemy

Historic Map : Johnson Map of Arabia, Persia and Turkey in Asia, 1862, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 18in Oriented to the WestA very nice example of A. J. Johnson's 1862 map of Arabia, Persia and Turkey in Asia. Covers from the Mediterranean and Egypt eastwards as far as the Mouths of the Indus River, as well as southward as far as the Horn of Africa and northwards to the Black Sea. Depicts most of the politically volatile modern day middle east, including the nations of Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey. Offers color coding