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A richly detailed pictorial map of Salt Lake City, drawn by Brian Boyd, and rendered in a humorous and cartoonish bird’s-eye perspective, looking across the city to the Wasatch Mountains. Designed as both a city overview and a promotional illustration, the map blends architectural landmarks, commercial logos, local color, and tongue-in-cheek vignettes in a visually dense and engaging style.

The city's Mormon heritage is highlighted through prominent depictions of Temple Square, including the Salt Lake Temple, Tabernacle, Assembly Hall, and the LDS Church Office Building. The Beehive and Lion Houses, once home to Brigham Young, are shown alongside numerous ward meetinghouses scattered throughout the map, along with captions describing Mormon history and practices.

Civic and cultural institutions feature prominently: the Utah State Capitol, City & County Building, Salt Lake Art Center, and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts are illustrated, reflecting the city’s administrative and cultural significance. The University of Utah campus is labeled with academic and athletic facilities, and Fort Douglas marks its military history. “This Is the Place” Monument, which commemorates the arrival of the Mormon pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, appears near the map’s eastern edge, emphasizing the city’s founding narrative.

The map’s lower half highlights the city’s more commercial and everyday landscape of motels, diners, theaters, and local businesses like Zion’s Bank, First Security Bank, and the iconic ZCMI department store, known as 'America's First Department Store'. Major industries such as the Kennecott Copper Mine (lower left) and Geneva Steel are also depicted, tying the city to the economic forces which shaped mid-century Utah.