Name/Title
"THE SPANISH OCCUPATION OF CALIFORNIA"Entry/Object ID
2003.196.1.1Description
Color: Brown; Yellow
"The Spanish Occupation of California," Douglas S. Watson, editor (San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press,) 1934. The 64-page hardcover book has a brown cover with yellow-colored images of alternating dolphins in rows on the front and back covers. On the spine, which has a burlap-like texture, is a paper label glued on with the title. The work is a compilation of three early Spanish California documents: the 1768 "Plan for the Establishment of a Government" for alta California; the report on the "Junta" or council at San Blas from May 16, 1768 for the establishment of the Alta California government; and the "Diario" or diary of Miguel Costanso of the Portola Expedition, the first European land expedition in Alta California, which was in 1769-1770. Watson and Thomas W. Temple II completed the translations of the first two documents, while that of the third was based on the work of Frederick J. Taggert. Two woodblock cut-style portraits accompany the work, as does a frontispiece facsimile map. The bookplate of a previous owner is on the inside front cover of the book, which had a limited pressing of 500 copies. With spine and corner rubbing; acid burns to some pages; dented corners; mild surface soiling; yellowed pages; some page foxing; and tears to the cover cloth, the overall condition is good.Lexicon
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