A n atural and civil history of California
Subtitle: containing an accurate description of that country, its soil, mountains, harbours, lakes, rivers and seas, its animals, vegetables, minerals, and famous fishery for pearls, the customs of the inhabitants, their religion, government, and manner of living, before their conversion to the Christian religion by the missionary Jesuits : together with accounts of the several voyages and attempts made for settling California and taking actual surveys of that country, its gulf, and coast of the South-sea, illustrated with copper plates, and an accurate map of the country and the adjacent seas.
By: Tr. from the original Spanish of Miguel Venegas, a Mexican Jesuit, published at Madrid 1758 ...
Series: Western Americana, 1550-1900 -- reel 578, no. 5963.
Publisher: J. Rivington and J. Fletcher
Published: 1759
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Missions -- California.; Indians of North America -- California.; Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Baja California.; California -- History.; Baja California (Mexico) -- History.; Pacific Coast -- Description and travel.
Notes: Spanish original edited by A.M. Burriel.

Map has title: "An accurate map of California, drawn by the Society of Jesuits & dedicated to the King of Spain, 1757."

Appendix I, A short description of the outward coast of California, by Gomara: v. 2, p. 225-227.

Appendix II, Narrative of the voyage of captain Sebastian Vizcaino in the year 1602, for surveying the outward, or western coast of California on the South-sea [Extract from Lib. V. of the Monarchia Indiana, by Father Juan de Torquemada]: v. 2, p. 227-308.

Appendix III, Account of the voyage of father Fernando Consag, missionary of California, performed for surveying the eastern coast of California ... in the year 1746: v. 2, p. 308-353.

Appendix IV, a description of California, by captain Woods Rogers, an Englishman, and of his voyage to the South-sea in the year 1710: v. 2, p. 353-361.

Appendix V: Extract of some passages in the voyage of commodore Anson; with a vindication of the Jesuits: v. 2, p. 361-187.

References: Eberstadt no. III-660.

References: Howes, U.S.IANA, no. V.69.

Microfilm. New Haven, Conn. : Research Publications, 1975. 1 reel ; 35 mm. (Western Americana ; Reel 578, no. 5963)