Joseph Smith Papers Exhibit 3/8/12

Pictures from the Joseph Smith Papers Exhibit at the Church History Library:

 Original illustration from John Lloyd Stephens' Incidents of Travel in Central America. It was reading this book in 1842 that prompted Smith to identify Book of Mormon locations as existing in Central America 

 Facsimile 1 printing plate detail

  Facsimile 2 printing plate

  Facsimile 2 printing plate detail

  Facsimile 3 printing plate detail

 Book of Joseph Papyri

 Kirtland Egyptian Papers 1835 Egyptian Alphabet

Kirtland Egyptian Papers 1835 Egyptian Alphabet detail

Hyrum Smith's copy of Josephus