Gateway to Alta California : The Expedition to San Diego, 1769. by CROSBY, Harry W - 2003

San Diego: Sunbelt, 2003. First Edition — Primera edición. Hardcover — Tapa dura. 280x220mm. (11x8¾").. San Diego, Sunbelt, 2003. En folio (280 x 220)mm. x-229 pp., (4) h., 9 mapas dobles a color y numerosas láminas e ilustraciones en blanco y negro. Cartoné editorial con camisa. Obra bien documentada e ilustrada con mapas y láminas a color. The story of the Spanish expedition to found San Diego is told through diary excerpts and the author's comments, taking the reader day-by-day on the journey through the unexplored, desolate wilderness of northern Baja California. Listed for the first time are the names of all Hispanic members of the expedition party. Full-color maps provide a graphic statement of the journey.