Año Nuevo, Alta California: A New Year on the Coast, 1603
Año Nuevo Island Press, 2000. Broadside. Item #10228
Broadside. 18-1/2" x 8." Printing on the recto only. Trivial corner wear else fine. A beautifully printed keepsake resented for the joint meeting of the California Map Society and the Philip Lee Phillips Society, Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress. Headed with a chart of Monterey Bay, Point Año Nuevo, and San Francisco after the one drawn by Enrico Martinez in 1603. The broadside is printed in black and red with a hand-colored initial. A beautifully designed and printed keepsake in honor of the landing of Sebastián Vizcaíno raising anchor in Monterey Bay new years day 1603 as he continued charting the California coast.
Price: $95.00