Featuring over one hundred historical maps reproduced in full color--many never before published--The Mapmakers of New Zion sheds new light on Mormonism and takes readers on a fascinating journey through maps as both historical documents and touchstones of faith.

From their earliest days on the American frontier through their growth into a worldwide church, the spatially expansive Mormons made maps to help them create idealized communities, colonize large parts of the American West, visualize the stories in their sacred texts, and spread their message. This book identifies the Mormon mapmakers who played an important but unsung role in charting the course of Latter-day Saint history.