Noticias de la Nueva California
By: escritas por el rev. padre Fr. Francisco Paloú
Contributors: Doyle, John T. (John Thomas), 1819-1906; Crespí, Juan, 1721-1782; Copley, James S. (James Strohn), former owner; Howell, John, 1874-1956; California Historical Society
Publisher: Impr. de E. Bosqui y Cia.
Published: 1874
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Subjects: Portolá's Expedition, Calif., 1769-1770; Missions; History; Franciscans
Notes: One hundred copies printed.

Introd. signed John T. Doyle.

Published by California Historical Society.

A history of upper California and the Franciscan missions during Father Palou's connection with them, 1768-1783. The work was first printed in 1857 in the "Diario oficial" of Mexico and issued the same year as v.6-7 in the 4th series of the "Documentos para la historia de Mexico." cf. Winsor, Narr. and crit. hist., v. 8, 1889, p. 258.

"Copia de la primera espedicion de tierra al descubrimiento del puerto de San Diego ... Diario" (Mar. 24-July 2, 1769; by Juan Crespi): v. 2, p. 37-97.

"Copia del diario y caminata que hizo la espedicion desde el puerto de San Diego ... hasta el de Monterey" (July 14, 1769-Jan. 24, 1770; by Juan Crespi): v. 2, p. 100-244.

"Copia del diario que se formó en el registro que se hizo del puerto de ... San Francisco" (Mar. 20-Apr. 5, 1772; by Juan Crespi): v. 3, p. 3-24, "Diario de la espedicion de mar que hizo la fragata Santiago" (June 6-Aug. 27, 1774; by Juan Crespi): v. 3, p. 164-224.

Burke Library copy: No. 45 of 100 copies; limitation statement initialed by John T. Doyle.

Burke Library copy: In original printed paper wrappers; untrimmed, mostly unopened; in a clamshell box.

Burke Library copy: From the library of James Strohn Copley, with his bookplate on the box.

Burke Library copy: With a letter inserted to "JEC," signed John Howell.

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