Thurman, Michael E

The Naval Department of San Blas: New Spain's Bastion for Alta California and Nootka, 1767 to 1798

Glendale: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1967. First Edition. 382pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Burgundy cloth with title and rules gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine. Spain in the West Series XI (11). Item #2391

"San Blas was the point of communication and supply for the Californias. This scholarly treatment of a most critical aspect of the Spanish frontier is the first since a brief study by Chapman." - Clark & Brunet 281.

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