Civil War Era Map of Kentucky and Tennessee with Scenic Insets, Published 1864

€ 340

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1864
Sheet size: 45.7 × 67 cm (18.0 × 26.4 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-13952-15

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

Map is in good condition for its age, with light toning and minor foxing along the edges. There are small tears at the fold lines, but no major losses. Small tape remain at bottom. Colors remain vivid, and the paper shows slight wear but is intact.

About this sheet

Johnson's Kentucky and Tennessee, a map published by Johnson and Ward in 1864, steel engraved with the counties outlined and tinted in pink and green and set within the ornamental chain border used throughout the series.

The two states fill the sheet, with Kentucky above and Tennessee below along the 36th parallel boundary. The map shows county lines, towns, railroads, rivers and roads, with neighboring parts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia and North Carolina at the edges. The title block at the upper left is accompanied by a view of a classical public building, and there are two further vignettes at the lower left and lower right, a river steamer scene and a cave-mouth landscape.

The date matters: in 1864 both states were central to the war, with the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers and the railroads that serve the region in view, and the sheet reflects the information on military roads and rail lines available to the publishers at the time.