Keywords: 1862 Johnson Map of the Roman Empire - Geographicus - RomanEmpire-johnson-1862.jpg A very attractive example of Johnson's 1862 map of the Roman Empire Covers all of Europe as well as much of the middle east Persia and parts of North Africa Presents the empire at its greatest extant following the Punic Wars Insets detail Greece and the Italian peninsula Uses ancient place names 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 96-97 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 21 14 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 the Roman Empire |