Keywords: 1862 Johnson Diagram of the World Time Zones from Washington - Geographicus - Diagram-johnson-1862.jpg A very attractive example of Johnson's 1862 diagram of the world's time zones Consists of a circular engraving in which numerous clocks are drawn each representing a major world city At the center is clock representing the time in Washington D C The time in Washington is set at 12 and the remaining clock are adjusted accordingly So if it is 12 in Washington it is 11 02 in Calcutta and 6 35 in Honolulu etc Published by A J Johnson and Ward as plate number 8 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 13 5 16 object history credit line accession number s Geographical Statistical and Historical </i> 1862 A J Johnson Ward edition Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Alvin Jewett Johnson Time zone maps of the United States World clocks Comparison diagrams |