Johnson's Minnesota and Dakota Books & Atlases as well as major rivers

as well as major rivers and mountain ranges

as well as the county boundaries of the time

Image size is 21 x 26

Each territory is hand colored by its counties which are mostly huge tracts running east to west

A fine engraving for this Scandinavian nation

Johnson's Minnesota and Dakota Books & Atlases as well as major riversJohnson's Minnesota and Dakota. The Johnson company was one of the better American mapmakers of the 19th century, and were known for keeping current with all the changes that were occurring. This is a fine example of their work with bold original hand color. This classic map captures an interesting territorial period when the Dakotas were a single territory bounded by Minnesota and the Missouri River. West of the river is the expansive Nebraska