DELAWARE Original 1892 Copper-Plate Engraved Map Wilmington Dover Smyrna Seaford

Description: Original 1892 Antique 131-yr-old Map of the State of Delaware Drawn and Engraved on Copper-Plate by A.J. Johnson for the 1892 Edition of Johnson's Cyclopedia: a Scientific, Historical, and Popular Treasury of Useful Knowledge, Illustrated with plans, engravings, prints, and color maps Complete in Eight Royal Octavo Volumes; Published 1892 by A.J. Johnson and Company: New York, 1892; a Copy of the Title Page Included. Engraved on Copper-Plate by Alvin Jewett Johnson. Easily Framed. Impressive on Any Home or Office Wall. Exceptional Color. Intricate Engraved Detail. Great for United States History and Family Genealogy. Imaginative and Creative Gift. Fine Map for the Collector or Historian. Original 1892 Antique Map Expressly Drawn and Engraved on Copper-Plate by Alvin Jewett Johnson for the 1892 Edition of Johnson's Cyclopedia: a Scientific, Historical, and Popular Treasury of Useful Knowledge, Illustrated with Plans, Engravings, Prints, and Color Maps Complete with an Atlas of the World in Eight Royal Octavo Volumes, Published 1892 by A.J. Johnson & Co.: New York, with M.T. Brown: Davenport, Iowa, MDCCCXCII; a Copy of the Title Page Included. NOT A COPY OR REPRODUCTION. Edited by Frederick A. Barnard, President of Columbia College, New York, and Arnold Guyot, Professor of Geology & Geography, College of New Jersey; with Numerous Contributions from Writers of Distinguished Eminence in Every Department of Letters and Science in the United States and Europe, including Julius H. Seelye, President of Amherst College; John Le Conte, Professor of Physics, University of California; Asa Gray, Professor of Natural History, Harvard University, and Joseph Henry, Secretary of the Smithsonian. Maps Engraved on Copper-Plate by Alvin Jewett Johnson. Great for American History & Family Genealogy. Makes an Imaginative and Creative Gift. Great for American History & Family Genealogy. Easily Framed. Impressive on Any Home or Office Wall. Dimensions: 7.5" x 10.75" Map is in Excellent / Very Good condition. (A, A+) No writings, marks, or tears. Nominal fraying. Mild foxing. Single fold as Issued. INTRICATE ENGRAVED DETAIL. FINE A.J. JOHNSON MAP. A Few of the Cities, Towns, Railroads, and Landmarks Shown on the Map Include: Dover, Down's Chapel, Forest, Woodside, Graceville, Claymont, Bellevue, Greenville, Centreville, Pleasant Hill, Marshallton, Faulkland, Ashland Yorklyn, Wilmington, Port Penn, New Castle, Christina, Glasgow, Mermaid, Summit Bridge, Odessa, Taylor's Bridge, Kirkwood, Townsend, Blackbird, Vandyke, Clayton, Chippewa, Red Lion, MeClellandsville, Stanton, St. George's, Brenford, Moorton, Smyrna, Kenton, Bayview, State Road, Henry Clay, Beaver Valley, Hare's Corner, Chesapeake & Delaware Railroad, Green Spring, Cooch's Bridge, Middletown, Kent, Dover, Pearson's Corner, and many others. (If you are Interested if a particular city, town, family, or landmark is shown, email the name & vicinity and I will look to see if it is included on the map.) Imaginative & Creative Gift. Some, to beautify their parlors, chambers, and studies . . . loveth, getteth, and useth, maps, charts, and geographical globes. - John Dee, Advisor to Elizabeth I.

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