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Auction 189, Lot 190

"Mormon Trail"

Subject: Western United States

Period: 1947 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
29 x 19.1 inches
73.7 x 48.5 cm
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This attractive pictorial map of the Mormon Trail was created by J. Rulon Hales and published by the American Pioneer Trails Association. It prominently depicts the route from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City in orange, with several other trails drawn on the map including the Santa Fe, Oregon, Old Spanish, and Lewis & Clark trails. Descriptive text and numerous illustrations complete the composition, with a large depiction of a wagon train at top. Surrounded by a decorative rope border.

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Condition: A+

A fine example.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $80

Closed on 9/14/2022

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