1st edition Johnson’s Civil War Military Map, Johnson & Browning. Scarce 1861 map by A. J. Johnson showing the military deportment of the United States in 1860, just before war broke out in the states. Full title is “Johnson's New Military Map of the United States showing the Forts, Military Posts & all the Military Divisions with Enlarged Plans of Southern Harbors.” Covers the entire United States which is shown divided into seven military departments. Bordered at bottom and right side by inset plans or views of Southern Harbors. Insets include Baltimore, Washington and Vicinity, Hampton Roads, Charleston Harbor, the Savannah River, Key West, Pensacola Bay, Mobile Bay, and New Orleans. Map references various changes to the military department system at the outset of the Civil War. Just before the map was made, the Department of the Pacific was sectioned into the Department of California, the Department of Oregon, and the Department of New Mexico. Within the first year of the Civil War, this primitive department structure was completely changed with numerous smaller departments ranging from the Department of the Potomac to the Department of Key West supplementing the more archaic large department system. Unlike most Johnson maps, this one is a fully independent production and was not inherited from the earlier work of Colton, nor was it included in the first edition (1860) of Johnson's Family Atlas. This example is the true first edition that appeared for the first time in the second Johnson and Browning edition, 1861. This map is exceptionally ephemeral, reflecting the changing nature of the department system itself (this example is the only issue to reflect a seven-department system). Johnson later reissued the map with various completely new plates and 18 departments through 1863, before abandoning the concept entirely in favor of a state focused presentation. Very mild toning to edges. Few very small sulfide spots. Small split at top and bottom centerfold. Several tiny edge tears repaired on reverse side with archival tape. 17 x 23.5 inches.

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