Historic Map : Johnson Map of England and Wales, Version 4, 1864, Vintage Wall Art

This is Johnson and Ward's 1864 map of england and Wales. The map covers both england and Wales in full from Scotland south to the english Channel and The Channel Islands, and from St. George's Channel to the mouth of the Thames River, including the Isle of Man. The upper right hand quadrant features a list of counties in england and Wales, respectively. The lower left hand quadrant offers an inset of the Scilly Isles. During this time, both england and Wales were in the midst of the Industrial Revolution wheremuch of the rural agricultural population relocated to urban centers. The map is color coded according to regions and notes several towns, cities, rivers, and various other topographical details with relief shown by hachure. It features the fretwork style border common to Johnson's atlas work from 1863 to 1869. Steel plate engraving prepared by A. J. Johnson for publication as plate nos. 74 and 75 in the 1864 edition of his New Illustrated Atlas.  This is the first edition of the Johnson's Atlas to bear the Johnson & Ward imprint and the only edition to identify the firm as the 'Successors to Johnson and Browning (Successors to J. H. Colton and Company).'