Alvin Jewett Johnson (1827-1884), also known as A.J. Johnson, was an American mapmaker who headed the New York City publishing company that produced Johnson’s Family Atlases from 1860 to 1887. The atlases charted the expansion of railroads and the development of new states, counties, and towns. They stood as a cartographic testament to the growth and development of the United States in the second half of the 19th century.


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