A DESCRIPTION OF DISTANT ROADS: Original Journals of the First Expedition into California, 1769-1770
San Diego, California: San Diego State University Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. "Father Juan Crespi's (1721-82) field drafts and completed journals are important eyewitness accounts by a churchman who participated in a number of significant events in the early history of Spanish California - the discovery of the Golden Gate and San Francisco Bay and the discovery of a land route from San Diego to Monterey, as well as the founding of Monterey, the first permanent Spanish settlement in Northern California. Alan K. Brown's scholarly labors, which took him to both Mexico City and Spain, resulted in this first full and complete publication of Crespi's accounts of travel and discovery. This is a bilingual edition with the translation made from the author's own manuscripts." Edited and Translated by Alan K. Brown. Quarto: xv, 848 p. Five textual figures. Original brown cloth binding, with gilt titles. Issued without a dust jacket. Light wear to the corners and tips. Better than very good. Zamorano Select 19. Very Good. Item #75483
ISBN: 1879691647
Price: $100.00