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Subject Terms Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula) -- History.

1. Noticia de la California, y de su conquista temporal : y espiritual hasta el tiempo presente. Sacada de la historia manvscrita, formada en Mexico año de 1739 / por Miguèl Venegas, de la Compañia de Jesus ...

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Creator:: Venegas, Miguel, 1680–1764
Date:: 1757
Physical Description:: 3 v. : maps ; 22 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. 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 / translated from the original Spanish of Miguel Venegas, a Mexican Jesuit, published at Madrid 1758.

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Creator:: Venegas, Miguel, 1680–1764
Date:: 1759
Physical Description:: 2 volumes : illustrations, map ; 21 cm (8vo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Nachrichten von der Amerikanischen halbinsel Californien : mit einem zweyfachen Anhang falscher Nachrichten / geschrieben von einem Priester der Gesellschaft Jesu, welcher land darinn diese letztere Jahr gelbt hat ...

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Creator:: Baegert, Jacob, 1717–1772
Date:: 1772
Physical Description:: [16], 358, [1] p., [3] leaves of plates (one folded) : ill., map ; 17 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. California : a history of Upper and Lower California from their first discovery to the present time, comprising an account of the climate, soil, natural productions, agriculture, commerce, &c. : a full view of the missionary establishments and condition of the free and domesticated Indians : with an appendix relating to steam navigation in the Pacific : illustrated with a new map, plans of the harbours, and numerous engravings / by Alexander Forbes, Esq.

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Creator:: Forbes, Alexander, 1778–1862
Date:: 1839
Physical Description:: xvi, 352 pages, [11] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts