"Johnson's Missouri and Kansas"

From Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas New York: Johnson & Browning (ca 1860/61) Hand-colored lithographed county map of Missouri and Kansas circa 1861. Three decorative vignettes showing Santa Fe from the Great Missouri Trail, Spear Fishing, and Fire on the Prairie. Paper dimensions are roughly 23 ½ x 18 inches. Nicely framed with dimensions of 25 ½ x 20 inches.

Map shows Calhoun County which became Jackson in 1858; Richardson County which became Wabaunsee in 1861; Breckenridge County becoming Lyon in 1862; and Weller County that became Osage in 1859. Out west, we find Davis County which was the last to have a name change becoming Geary in 1888. In the southeast corner of Kansas are the large counties of McGee (Crawford and Cherokee Counties in 1860);
Dorn (Neosho and Labette Counties in 1861); Wilson (Wilson and Montgomery Counties in 1867); Godfrey (In 1861 becoming Seward County, then Howard County, and now mostly Elk and Chautauqua Counties); and Hunter County (with Irving County being cut out of the northern portion in 1860 and later annexed into Butler County in 1864. Most of the land once known as Hunter County is now part of Cowley County, though there are small portions which are also now parts of Sedgwick, Sumner, Butler, Elk, Chautauqua, and Greenwood Counties).

Overall condition of the map is Very Good. There are a few small and fairly light foxing spots and the centerfold shows slight darkening from the paper binding tongue on the verso of the image. Frame remains flawless.

Donor valued at $225.00.

Donated by Lloyd Zimmer Books and Maps of Chanute.