Item #20318 Voyages of Francisco de Ortega: California, 1632-1633. Miguel León-Portilla.

Voyages of Francisco de Ortega: California, 1632-1633

Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1973. First Edition. Octavo; 75 pp, illustrations including frontis 'Pearl Fishing' by Berckenmeyr, folding map ('Third Voyage of Francisco de Ortega January 11 to May 16, 1636'); Bibliography. Front endpapers show map of 'First Voyage of Francisco de Ortega February 27 to July 3, 1632'; rear endpapers show map of 'Commission to Warn the Galleon and Second Voyage of Francisco de Ortega September 8, 1633 to April 8, 1634.' Fine unread copy in publisher's red cloth lettered in gold at spine. Edition limited to 500 copies printed by Grant Dahlstrom at the Castle Press. Baja California Travels Series 30. Item #20318
ISBN: 0870932306

In this volume, the editors have made important contributions to the body of scholarly knowledge of the exploration period of Baja California. They help fill the vacuum that has long existed in English translations of the source materials pertaining to the West Coast of North America which is available to scholars... Ortega’s explorations furnished body and detail to the sketchy information supplied by his predecessors. He minutely explored areas of coastline, mapped, and named islands, searched for pearl beds, and landed and mingled with the natives. His reports record linguistic differences between the Indians and a wealth of details concerning their daily fives. Ortega was definitely a major chronicler and explorer of Baja California.

Price: $50.00

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