Mahr, August C.

The Visit of the 'Rurik' to San Francisco in 1816

Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1932. First Edition. 195pp. Octavo [26 cm] Burgundy cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Better than very good. Complete with all seven plates. Item #9808

During the month that the German ship Rurik was anchored in the San Francisco Bay, visits were made to the Mission and the military outpost. This volume compiles in the original German, French, or Spanish, along with English Translation, extracts from Chamiso's diary and other accounts of his observation, as well as Kotezebue's report. Zamorano Eighty: 48 (mention).

Price: $100.00