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A Pictorial View of California; Including a Description of the Panama and Nicaragua Routes, With Information and Advice Interesting to all, Particularly Those Who Intend to Visit the Golden Region. By a Returned Californian. Sold Only by Subscription. Published by Henry Bill c.1853, New York (1853). Original plum cloth boards with blind ruled double fillets, blind floral encasements and central floral gilt emblems; expertly re-backed in quarter gilt calf; with 5 raised bands, gilt title on 2. , List of Plates Plate 1 - [Frontispiece]: Part of San Francisco, from a sketch by G. W. Casilear Plate 2: Chagres from the anchorage, Feb. 14th 1849.Plate 3: Interior of the castle, at Chagres. Plate 4: Entrance to the river Chagres. Plate 5: Preparing breakfast on the Chagres River. Plate 6: Passing a rapid, on Chagres river. Plate 7: New Granadean mother. Plate 8: Battery, Panama. Plate 9: Grand Cathedral, Panama. Plate 10: The Islands, from Panama. Plate 11: Sutter, 3 miles below Sac City. Plate 12: Encampment at Sac City, Nov. 1849. My own tent. Plate 13: Sutter?s Fort 1849.Plate 14: Rear of Sutter?s Fort, during the Spring months. Plate 15: Between Sacramento, and the Mines. Plate 16: Author and Artist. Plate 17: Teamsters breakfasting, on the road to the Mines. Plate 18: Mormon Bar, on the North Fork, American River. Plate 19: J. C. Tracy and myself ?prospecting.? Plate 20: South Fork, American River. Plate 21: Sutter?s Mill, Coloma, the spot where the Gold was first found. Plate 22: Placer Ville, (Hang Town)Plate 23: Coloma. Plate 24: The Yankees house at Hang Town So much lower than their heads that they had to crawl in and double up like jack knives. Plate 25: White Oak Spring. Plate 26: Looking down the Big Canon. Plate 27: The Plains near Sac City in the Flowery Season. Plate 28: Sacramento City, from the foot of J Street. Plate 29: St. Lucas, Lower California (Looking Northwest)Plate 30: Coast of Lower California, showing the peculiarity of the Sky Plate 31: Santa Barbara, Upper California. Plate 32: Mission House at Santa Barbara. Plate 33: St. Lucas. Lower California (Looking East)Plate 34: Acapulco. Plate 35: Market Place, Acapulco. Plate 36: Harbour of Realajo [sic].Plate 37: Baraco Realajo.Plate 38: Church in Shinandagua [sic].Plate 39: Bathing and washing . Corn, at Chinandaga. Plate 40: Our arrival at Masaya. Plate 41: Breakfasting on shore, Nicaragua Lake. Plate 42: San Carlos, Nicaragua Lake at the entrance of the San Juan river. Plate 43: San Juan de Nicaragua. Plate 44: The Harbour at San Juan, Nicaragua. Plate 45: Castle at Acapulco. Plate 46: Panama, from the battery, Cerro Lancon in the background. Plate 47: Chagres, from the castle, looking down. 1851.Plate 48: Coaling up Kingston, Jamaica.Lett embarked on his journey to California in 1849 from New York via Panama; in 1852 he proceeded to Central America and after travelling that region, returned to California. In his note to the readers, Letts writes: ?A season?s residence in the mineral regions enabled me to obtain a correct interior view of life in California.? This work is embellished by a series of 48 scenes published as lithographs. The scenes are by the New Yorker George Victor Cooper, Letts? companion throughout these travels. Many scenes depict places such as San Francisco, Sacramento, Cabo San Lucas or Acapulco. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request

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  • 6" x 9.25"
  • Condition:
  • Very Good Condition with no torn pages. It is missing the last page 223-224.

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