Homann Erben (Firm) Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724
Published / Created:
1728?
Call Number:
1973 Folio 30
Collection Title:
[Atlas factice of 32 maps and 1 distance table, produced by the Homann Erben firm]
Image Count:
3
Alternative Title:
Regnorum Hispaniae et Portugalliae tabula generalis de l’Isliana and Reyno de Espanna dividido en dos grandes estados de Aragon y de Castilla, subdividido en muchas provincias donde se halla tambien el Reyno de Portugal
Publisher:
[Homann Erben]
Subject (Geographic):
Portugal --Maps --Early works to 1800 and Spain --Maps --Early works to 1800
The diaries describe an 1849 expedition by way of St. Joseph, Fort Kearney, Fort Laramie, South Pass, Sublette's Cut-off, Bear River, Cantonment Loring, Raft River, the Humboldt, Lassen's Route to Deer Creek, and Bruff's camp. They contain maps and sketches from the journey and notes on life in California. The journals were written from the diaries. The notebooks contain more sketches from the trip and of equipment. There are memoranda of supplies and equipment, routes, and remedies.
Subject (Geographic):
California --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Maps, and West (U.S.) --Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889 and Washington City and California Mining Association
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining --California --History --19th century --Personal narratives, Gold mines and mining --North America --History --19th century, Gold mines and mining --Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Gold mines and mining --United States --History, and Gold mines and mining --West (U.S.) --History --19th century