The plate of brass
Subtitle: evidence of the visit of Francis Drake to California in the year 1579.
Series: Its Special publication,; no. 25
Published: 1953
Place of publication: [San Francisco]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
Subjects: Drake, Francis, Sir, 1540?-1596 -- Plate of brass; Drake, Francis, Sir, 1540?-1596 -- Travel -- California; California -- History -- To 1846 -- Sources; Pacific Coast -- Discovery and exploration
Notes: Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [95]-102)
A reissue, with additional material, of two works originally published as California Historical Society Special publications no. 13 and 14, under titles: Drake's plate of brass and Drake's plate of brass authenticated.
Table of contents: title: Preface, by A. L. Chickering and R. F. Heizer.; title: The plate of brass, by H. E. Bolton.; title: Drake and California, by D. S. Watson.; title: Excerpts from earliest sources.; title: Drake's plate of brass, its past and present briefly told, by A. L. Chickering.; title: Report on the plate of brass, by C. G. Fink and E. P. Polushkin.; title: Concerning Colin G. Fink, by J. H. Hildebrand.; title: Archaelogical exploration of 16th century Indian mounds at Drake's Bay, by C. W. Meighan and R. F. Heizer.; title: One hundred works relating to Sir Francis Drake, compiled by E. Bancroft (p. [83]-93)