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A natural and civil history of California: containing an accurate description of that country ... 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. Translated from the original Spanish of Miguel Venegas, a Mexican Jesuit, published at Madrid, 1759 ...

Title
A natural and civil history of California: containing an accurate description of that country ... 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. Translated from the original Spanish of Miguel Venegas, a Mexican Jesuit, published at Madrid, 1759 ...
Author
Venegas, Miguel, 1680-1764.
Publication
London, Printed for James Rivington and James Fletcher, 1759.

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TextRestricted use *KF 1759 (Venegas, M. Natural and civil history of California)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
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Additional Authors
  • Stuart Collection.
  • Bancroft Collection.
Description
2 v. fronts., plates, fold. map.; 21 cm.(8vo.)
Subjects
Indexed In (note)
  • Sabin
Call Number
*KF 1759 (Venegas, M. Natural and civil history of California)
OCLC
38564687
Author
Venegas, Miguel, 1680-1764.
Title
A natural and civil history of California: containing an accurate description of that country ... 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. Translated from the original Spanish of Miguel Venegas, a Mexican Jesuit, published at Madrid, 1759 ...
Imprint
London, Printed for James Rivington and James Fletcher, 1759.
Indexed In:
Sabin 98845 Copy 1
Local Note
Copy 1: Imperfect: top three lines cut away from t.p. of v.2.
Copy 2: Stuart Collection.
Copy 3: Bancroft Collection.
Copy 3: Imperfect: fronts, plates and map wanting.
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Research Call Number
*KF 1759 (Venegas, M. Natural and civil history of California)
Stuart-*KF 1759 (Venegas, M. Natural and civil history of California)
8-*KF 1759 (Venegas, M. Natural and civil history of California)
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