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Auction 208, Lot 195
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"Johnson's Nebraska Dakota, Colorado Idaho & Kansas", Johnson and Ward

Subject: Central United States

Period: 1864 (circa)

Publication: Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.7 x 12.8 inches
39.9 x 32.5 cm
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Handsome map that depicts the large Dakota Territory and most of the huge Idaho Territory that existed prior to the creation of Montana and Wyoming. Explorer routes, wagon roads, army forts, and the proposed routes for the Pacific Railroads are all identified. There is good detail of topography and watersheds. Surrounded by a decorative metalwork border.

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Condition: B+

Contemporary color with light toning, faint offsetting, and a few spots of foxing. A short edge tear confined to the right blank margin has been closed on verso with archival tape.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $50

Closed on 4/22/2026

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