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BG-11823-13
Antique Map of Italy and Corsica by Johnston (1882)
- Condition: Fair, general age-related toning. Large split on center of folding line (almost in half). Tear near Corsica. Please study image carefully.
- Date: 1882
- Overall size: 61.3 x 49.5 cm.
- Image size: 57.5 x 44.1 cm.
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Description: Antique map titled 'North & Central Italy and the Island of Corsica'. Old map of North and Central Italy, and the island of Corsica. With an inset map of the region of Rome. This map originates from 'The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography, Exhibiting, in a Series of Entirely Original and Authentic Maps, the Present Condition of Geographical Discovery and Research in the Several Countries, Empires, and States of the World' by A.K. Johnston. Published by W. and A.K. Johnston, 1882.
Artists and Engravers: Alexander Keith Johnston LLD (1804-1871) was a Scottish geographer. He was a pupil of the Edinburgh engraver and mapmaker, James Kirkwood. In 1826, he joined his brother William (who would become Sir William Johnston, Lord Provost of Edinburgh) in a printing and engraving business, forming the well-known cartographical firm of W. and A. K. Johnston.