The Annals of San Francisco; Containing a Summary of the History of the First Discovery, Settlement, Progress and Present Condition of California, and a Complete History of Its Great City to Which Are Added, Biographical Memoirs of Some
The Annals of San Francisco; Containing a Summary of the History of the First Discovery, Settlement, Progress and Present Condition of California, and a Complete History of Its Great City to Which Are Added, Biographical Memoirs of Some
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 edition. Excerpt: ...settlement house (casa fundadora) of Don William Bichardson to the south-east, beginning on the beach at the north-east, and following it along its whole edge (jnargen), turning round the point of Bincon to the south-east, and following the bay as far as the mouth of the estuary of the mission, including the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 edition. Excerpt: ...settlement house (casa fundadora) of Don William Bichardson to the south-east, beginning on the beach at the north-east, and following it along its whole edge (jnargen), turning round the point of Bincon to the south-east, and following the bay as far as the mouth of the estuary of the mission, including the deposits of salt water, and following the valley (cafiada) to the south-west, where the fresh water runs, passing to the north-west side, about two hundred varas from the mission to where it completes two leagues north-east and south-west to the Bincon, as represented by the plat (diseiio) No. 1, which accompanies the Expediente. " Second: Two leagues of land, more or less, beginning on the beach of the ' Estacada' at the ancient anchorage of the port of San Francisco, below the castle (castillo) following to the south-east, passing the "presidio" (military post)--following the road of the mission, and the line to the south-west as far as the beach which runs to the south from the port, taking the said beach to the north-west, turning round the Point Lobos, and following to the north-east, along the whole beach of the castle (castillo) two hundred varas, and following the beach as far as the ' Estacada, ' where begins the plat ( diseno) No. 2." The tracts of land contained within the boundaries mentioned (which are vague and very unsatisfactorily given), comprise four square leagues, and include a great part of the most valuable portion of the city. It may also be mentioned here, that, in addition to these four square leagues, Sefior Limantour likewise claimed the Islands of Alcantraz and Yerba Buena in the bay, and the whole group of the Farallones, which lie twenty or thirty miles off the Heads, and a tract of land, one square league in...
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Very Good+ 1855 original full learther binding in very good+ condition. Two maps (one foldout), engravings including six full page plates with tissue guards, 9.5 x 6, blindstamped cloth with gilt decoration and lettering, 824 pp. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
