The First Spanish Entry into San Francisco Bay 1775

Santa maria, Vicente: 1976 San Francisco, hardcover with dust jacket, 130 pages, coloured illustrations. This book presents the firsthand journals and maps of Juan Manuel de Ayala’s 1775 expedition, which marked the first European entry into the San Francisco Bay. It offers a detailed historical record of this pioneering maritime exploration, including early charts of the harbor and rare descriptions of the local Native American populations. ISBN 9781299347113 In very good condition