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"Johnson's Georgetown and the City of Washington - The Capital of the United States of America", Johnson & Ward

Subject: Washington, D.C.

Period: 1862 (published)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:

15.5 x 12.4 inches
39.4 x 31.5 cm

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This fine nineteenth-century plan of the city also portrays three large vignettes of the Capitol, Washington Monument, and the Smithsonian Institution. All major streets and buildings are named. The map is surrounded with a decorative, metalwork border typical of the earlier Johnson maps.

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Condition: B+

Contemporary color with very light foxing and marginal soiling.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $120

Closed on 4/26/2023

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"Johnson's Georgetown and the City of Washington - The Capital of the United States of America", Johnson & Ward

Subject: Washington, D.C.

Period: 1862 (published)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:

15.5 x 12.4 inches
39.4 x 31.5 cm

This fine nineteenth-century plan of the city also portrays three large vignettes of the Capitol, Washington Monument, and the Smithsonian Institution. All major streets and buildings are named. The map is surrounded with a decorative, metalwork border typical of the earlier Johnson maps.

References:

Condition: B+

Contemporary color with very light foxing and marginal soiling.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $120

Closed on 4/26/2023

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"Johnson's Georgetown and the City of Washington - The Capital of the United States of America", Johnson & Ward

Subject: Washington, D.C.

Period: 1862 (published)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:

15.5 x 12.4 inches39.4 x 31.5 cm

This fine nineteenth-century plan of the city also portrays three large vignettes of the Capitol, Washington Monument, and the Smithsonian Institution. All major streets and buildings are named. The map is surrounded with a decorative, metalwork border typical of the earlier Johnson maps.

References:

Condition: B+

Contemporary color with very light foxing and marginal soiling.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $120

Closed on 4/26/2023

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15.5 x 12.4 inches
39.4 x 31.5 cm