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Mountain Views around Great Salt Lake (Lithographs)

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Mountain Views around Great Salt Lake (Lithographs)
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Three panoramic views from the Great Salt Lake. Detailed lithographs in various sizes (5.25" H x 25" W, last part of panel has bee separated) (5.25" H x 18.75" W) (5.25" H x 15: W). Printed by Ackerman Lith., NY. From the Stansbury Expedition.

Howard Stansbury (1806 –1863) was a major in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers. His most notable achievement was leading a two-year expedition (1849–1851) to survey the Great Salt Lake and its surroundings. The expedition report entitled Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a reconnaissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains was published in 1852 providing the first serious scientific exploration of the flora and fauna of the Great Salt Lake Valley as well as a favorable impression of the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who had settled there beginning in 1847. When the Latter-day Saints first heard of Stansbury's expedition, they were apprehensive about its military and political implications, fearing another invasion of their rights. However, once the mission of the Army Corps of Engineers was made clear, Brigham Young cooperated fully and Albert Carrington, a Mormon, was hired by Stansbury to superintend the chain line. Stansbury's published report included the first accurate maps of the two valleys and much important scientific information about plant and animal life in the Great Salt Lake region.

City: Great Salt Lake State: Utah Date: 1849-51 hwac# 22058