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Print of the Mormon city of Nauvoo...
Print of the Mormon city of Nauvoo...
Item # 697683
July 22, 1854
GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, July 22, 1854
* Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois view
* The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* Mormons - Mormonism
The ftpg. shows: "Panorama, or Mount of Pleasure, in Japan". Inside has a great half page print captioned: "Nauvoo, From the Mississippi, Looking Down the River." with a related article headed: "Nauvoo City", which begins: "This is the site of the celebrated Mormon city founded by Joe Smith & his followers in 1840..." with more.
Rare to find a period print of this Mormon city.
This issue also has a nearly half pg. print: "Little Crow Village, on the Mississippi", & prints of "View of Jeddo, the Capital City of Japan" and four men in Japanese costumes.
Sixteen pages, some scattered light foxing, good condition.
AI notes: By 1854, Nauvoo, Illinois, had transitioned from a once-thriving Latter-day Saint center to a quiet river town. After the forced departure of the Mormons in 1846, the city was gradually repopulated, notably by German immigrants. The Nauvoo Temple, once a symbol of the city's prominence, had been destroyed by fire in 1848 and further damaged by a tornado in 1850. Though no longer a religious hub, Nauvoo remained a site of historical significance due to its role in the early Mormon movement.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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