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| Keywords: 1862 Johnson Map of Italy, Naples and Sicily - Geographicus - Italy-johnson-1862.jpg A very attractive example of Johnson's 1862 map of Italy Details the entire peninsula as well as Corsica Sardinia Malta and Sicily Color coded according to region When this map was made Italy was in the midst of its struggle for National solidarity under Giuseppe Garibaldi and his Red Shirts Naples and Sicily were independent as were the Papal States and the Venetian States Most of northern Italy was consolidated with its capital in Florence Features the strapwork style border common to Johnson ™s atlas work from 1860 to 1863 Published by A J Johnson and Ward as plate numbers 83 and 84 in the 1862 edition of Johnson ™s New Illustrated Family Atlas This is the first edition of the Family Atlas to bear the Johnson and Ward imprint 1862 undated Size in 16 24 object history credit line accession number s Geographical Statistical and Historical </i> 1862 A J Johnson Ward edition Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by Alvin Jewett Johnson 1862 maps Old maps of Italy Old maps of Malta | ||||
