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A natural and civil history of California : containing an accurate description of that country, its soil, mountains, harbours, lakes, rivers and seas; its animals, vegetables, minerals, and famous fishery for pearls. The customs of the inhabitants, their religion, government and manner of living, before their conversion to the Christian religion by the missionary Jesuits. Together with accounts of the several voyages and attempts made for settling California and taking actual surveys of that country, its gulf, and coast of the south-sea. Illustrated with copper plates, and an accurate map of the country and the adjacent seas
Noticia de la California. English
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- Creator
- Tr. from the original Spanish of Miguel Venegas, a Mexican Jesuit, published at Madrid 1758
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- London : J. Rivington and J. Fletcher, 1759
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (2 volumes) : frontispiece, folded map
- data file
- OCLC
- ocm85797945
- In place of the "accurate map of the country and adjacent seas" which is wanting, there is inserted a photographic reproduction of the map in the original Spanish work, entitled, "Mapa de la California su Golfo y Provincias fronteras en el Continente de Nueva España."
Subjects
- Jesuits -- California.
- Jesuits -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula).
- Missions -- California.
- Missions -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula)
- Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
- California -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
- Pacific Coast (North America) -- Description and travel.