Denmark: Johnston 1843
- Title: Denmark
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Author: A. K. Johnston
- Date: 1843
- Medium: Hand-colored engraving
- Condition: Very Good Plus - light age toning, slight wear across issued center fold
- Inches: 20 3/4 x 26 [Paper]
- Centimeters: 52.71 x 66.04 [Paper]
- Product ID: 100921
Map of Denmark, published by A. K. Johnston in 1843. Includes parts of Sweden, Norway, and the regions of Hanover and Mecklenburg in present-day Germany. Also features two insets of Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
Background on Creator
W. & A. K. Johnston was a leading Scottish cartographical and publishing firm founded around 1825 by brothers William Johnston and Alexander Keith Johnston in Edinburgh. Both began as apprentices to Scottish globe maker James Kirkwood before establishing their own business, which quickly became renowned for producing thematic atlases, educational maps, and high-quality globes. They were appointed engravers to King William IV in 1834 and made significant contributions to scientific and educational cartography throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, with their works being influential and widely used in Britain and abroad.
- Title: Denmark
-
Author: A. K. Johnston
- Date: 1843
- Medium: Hand-colored engraving
- Condition: Very Good Plus - light age toning, slight wear across issued center fold
- Inches: 20 3/4 x 26 [Paper]
- Centimeters: 52.71 x 66.04 [Paper]
- Product ID: 100921
Map of Denmark, published by A. K. Johnston in 1843. Includes parts of Sweden, Norway, and the regions of Hanover and Mecklenburg in present-day Germany. Also features two insets of Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
Background on Creator
W. & A. K. Johnston was a leading Scottish cartographical and publishing firm founded around 1825 by brothers William Johnston and Alexander Keith Johnston in Edinburgh. Both began as apprentices to Scottish globe maker James Kirkwood before establishing their own business, which quickly became renowned for producing thematic atlases, educational maps, and high-quality globes. They were appointed engravers to King William IV in 1834 and made significant contributions to scientific and educational cartography throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, with their works being influential and widely used in Britain and abroad.
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- Title: Denmark
-
Author: A. K. Johnston
- Date: 1843
- Medium: Hand-colored engraving
- Condition: Very Good Plus - light age toning, slight wear across issued center fold
- Inches: 20 3/4 x 26 [Paper]
- Centimeters: 52.71 x 66.04 [Paper]
- Product ID: 100921
Map of Denmark, published by A. K. Johnston in 1843. Includes parts of Sweden, Norway, and the regions of Hanover and Mecklenburg in present-day Germany. Also features two insets of Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
Background on Creator
W. & A. K. Johnston was a leading Scottish cartographical and publishing firm founded around 1825 by brothers William Johnston and Alexander Keith Johnston in Edinburgh. Both began as apprentices to Scottish globe maker James Kirkwood before establishing their own business, which quickly became renowned for producing thematic atlases, educational maps, and high-quality globes. They were appointed engravers to King William IV in 1834 and made significant contributions to scientific and educational cartography throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, with their works being influential and widely used in Britain and abroad.
