A Pictorial and Narrative History of Monterey, Adobe Capital of California, 1770-1847

Book Description

San Francisco: The California Historical Society, 1968 First edition. Large quarto. 100pp. Designed by Adrian Wilson. Forty plates (many in color), notes on the pictures and artists, index. Original cloth. A fine copy with pictorial dust jacket (jacket a bit darkened and soiled). A pictorial history of the Monterey settlement from shortly after its founding until the American occupation, with excellent reproductions of most all the known views of Monterey drawn or painted between 1786 & 1847. The historical value of the pictures is enhanced by the author's excellent text which establishes the circumstances under which each of the pictures was produced. Also included are brief biographies of the artists. This work is a primary source book and is avidly sought-after..

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