Panoramic bird-eye view map of the 1,300 mile Mormon Trail of the region between the Mississippi River and the Great Salt Lake, illustrating the overland trek of the Mormons in 1846 and 1847.
Seeking to escape harassment, the Mormons left their embattled settlement in Nauvoo, Illinois, in Feb 1846, reaching their destination in the Valley of the Great Salt Lake a year later, July 1847.
This map charts the Saints progress across the midwest and plains with four vignettes showing a wagon train, a group of tepees, a buffalo herd, and numerous other scenes from the journey.
Each campsite along the route is noted with the dates which the emigrant party stayed at each site.
A remarkable depiction of one of the great episodes in American history, produced to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the journey.