Malaspina in California
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Malaspina in California
Printed in an edition limited to 1000 copies, designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy. This volume records the history of Captains Alejandro Malaspina and José Bustamante y Guerra's scientific expedition to Monterey, California in September, 1791. Includes illustrations of landscapes, native peoples and customs as recorded by José Cardero. His studies of native birds are printed in color. Frontispiece is from Atlas, Para el Viage de las Goletas, Sutil y Mexicana, published in 1802. Title page printed in red and black. Red initial letters. vi , viii, 96 pages plus 10 leaves of plates and two fold-out charts. cloth, gilt lettering on spine and front cover. small 4to..







