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Auction 160, Lot 333

"[Lot of 2] Salt-Lake-City die Mormonen-Stadt [and] The Union Pacific Railway: Salt Lake City, Utah",

Subject: Salt Lake City, Utah

Period: 1860-69 (circa)

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This lot includes two gorgeous early views of Salt Lake City, Utah. The first engraving is a German view that presents the city from ground level, with grazing cattle in the foreground and a nice view of the lake with a few vessels on the water. The second depicts the city from a vantage on one of the surrounding mountains.

A. Salt-Lake-City die Mormonen-Stadt, by Hildburghausen Biblio Institut, circa 1860 (6.3 x 4.4"). Condition: A fine impression. (A+)

B. The Union Pacific Railway: Salt Lake City, Utah, from The Illustrated London News, dated 1869 (13.7 x 9.4"). Condition: Light show-through of text on verso. (A)

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Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 11/16/2016

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