Corfu / Crete / Athens / Cyprus
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An attractive set of maps on one page comprising Corfu, Crete, Athens and Cyprus (a map of the Caspian Sea appears on the verso). Alexander Keith Johnston I (1804-1871) was a Geographer and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society from 1842. He was the younger brother of Sir William Johnston, founder of the family firm, and joined the firm in 1826 having first been apprenticed to J.Kirkwood and Sons. He produced many maps in his own name, most of which were engraved and published by the firm W. and A.K.Johnston. He titled himself Geographer at Edinburgh in Ordinary to the Queen. His many atlases achieved a wide dissemination.
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