Juan Riobó's diary describes his 1779 expedition from San Blas, Mexico up the west coast of Baja California to discover a Northwest passage. The diary describes local Indians (without identifying them) and the terrain. This item appears to be a contemporary copy.
Description:
Fray Juan Riobó was chaplain of the frigates la Princesa and la Favorita on a voyage under the command of Ignacio Arteaga to discover a Northwest passage north of San Francisco. and Gift of Frederick W. Beinecke.
Subject (Geographic):
Mendocino, Cape (Calif.), Northwest Passage--Discovery and exploration, San Blas (Mexico), and San Francisco (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Riobo, Juan
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America--California and Voyages and travels--History--19th century
Typescript diary of Milton P. Skinner for 1928, bound with string. Brief daily entries from January to July describe Skinner's work on various manuscripts, local weather, auto trips, and outings with his wife Eva, including a trip to Washington in April for the annual meeting of the Society of Mammalogists and a trip from the Skinner home in Jamestown, New York to Crater Lake in Oregon. Entries omitted from August through November. December entries relate Skinner's life in Long Beach, California and note arrangement of lecture engagements at high schools and social clubs in Southern California. Typescript and manuscript financial accounts for house and automobile expenses, as well as expenses for clothes, books, amusements, and personal items are appended. Typescript calculation of personal assets dated 1928 Jan 1 also bound with diary.
Description:
Milton P. Skinner, naturalist and author. In 1920, appointed Yellowstone National Park's first park naturalist. and Purchased from Ron Lerner on the William Robertson Coe Fund, 2004.
Subject (Geographic):
California, Southern--Social life and customs, Crater Lake National Park (Or.), Jamestown (N.Y.), and Long Beach (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
American Society of Mammalogists, Skinner, Eva, and Skinner, Milton P. (Milton Philo), b. 1879