Marvelous 1899 pictorial panoramic route map of the Mormon pioneers
Salt Lake City: Map and Route of the Mormon Pioneers, their names, story of their trip and the dates, Mormon Church history and organization – The Wilson Hotel, Salt Lake City…
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Description
Color lithographed panoramic route map. Promotional/advertising brochure issued by the Wilson European Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah, notable for the marvelous color pictorial bird’s-eye view map, “Route of the Mormon Pioneers from Nauvoo to Great Salt Lake.”
OCLC/WorldCat lists only three examples, at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Brigham Young University, and Yale University.
Verso: printed text & a few illustrations.
Cartographer(s):
Millroy & Hayes were partners in a printing firm based in Salt Lake City and active around the turn of the 20th century.
Condition Description
Fine condition, the map bright and vivid. Sheet size 21.2 x 69 cm (8¼ x 27¼ in) folding to 17.5 x 11 cm (7 x 4¼ in).
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