Name/Title
"THE PORTOLA EXPEDITION OF 1769-1770: DIARY OF MIGUEL COSTANSO"Entry/Object ID
2003.284.1.4Description
"THE PORTOLA EXPEDITION OF 1769-1770: DIARY OF MIGUEL COSTANSO"
Color: Black; Brown; White
"The Portola Expedition of 1769-1770: Diary of Miguel Costanso," Volume 2, Number 4 of the Publications of the Academy of Pacific Coast History, University of California, Berkeley, California, August 1911. The 167-page work has a brown paper binding with the series title, volume and number, title, author's name, publisher's name, and date on the front. After an introduction is the translation of Costanso's diary with the Spanish of the original and the English translation on facing pages, covering the first land-based exploration of California by Europeans. Of note is Costanso's description of the La Puente area and its naming on pages 18-19 and their return to the same place on pages 158-161. Also included is a partially folded map of California by Costanso at the inside of the front cover. On the inside front cover is information about the Academy of Pacific Coast History and on the inside back cover is a list of publications in the series. With spine and cover corner abrasions; slight cover corner creases; page yellowing; and pencil marks on the spine, the overall condition is good.Lexicon
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Three-dimensional, Perioidcals, University of California, Academy of Pacific Coast History, Explorers--California, Description and travel--California