{"product_id":"map-of-california-oregon-texas-gold-rush-colton-1849","title":"Map of California, Oregon, Texas... [Gold Rush!]: Colton, 1849","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003e MAP OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON, TEXAS and the TERRITORIES adjoining WITH ROUTES \u0026amp; C Published by J.H. Colton, No. 86, CEDAR ST., NEW YORK.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginal manuscript logbook of the American Eagle\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/strong\u003eJoseph H. Coltonr\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e 1849\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eSee Description\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInches:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 18 1\/2 x 21 1\/8 [Paper] \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCentimeters:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 46.99 x 53.65 [Paper] \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProduct ID: \u003c\/b\u003e308734\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOne-of-a-Kind Offering – A California Gold Rush Map and Ship’s Logbook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA foundational Gold Rush–era map of the American West and the sailing vessel’s logbook in which it was found – a truly remarkable discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe map shows the western United States extending from the Canadian border south to central Mexico and from the Pacific Coast eastward into Texas and the Great Plains. The map presents a dramatically reconfigured post–Mexican War West: Texas shown with its expansive, pre‑Compromise claims reaching far beyond the Rio Grande and northward toward what is now Colorado, a vast “Upper or New California” embracing present‑day California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, and a still-undivided Oregon Territory stretching from the Pacific to the Rocky Mountains. Indian Territory and the central plains remain largely unorganized, with numerous Native nations and tribal regions carefully labeled across the interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePrepared at the height of the California Gold Rush, the map highlights the newly famous “Gold Region” of the Sierra Nevada foothills by means of a distinct wash, focusing attention on the mining districts along the American, Yuba, Feather, and other rivers. A dense network of overland routes and military roads is traced from the Mississippi Valley to Oregon and California, incorporating the Oregon Trail, earlier exploratory routes, and military marches that guided emigrants west. In the upper right, a detailed table of distances compares alternative routes—overland, via Panama, and by sea—between Atlantic ports and key western destinations, making the sheet as much a practical emigrant’s guide as a political and geographic statement. Topography is rendered with fine hachuring, and the map is richly annotated with forts, missions, settlements, river crossings, and key passes, reflecting Colton’s synthesis of the latest government surveys and exploratory maps available in 1849.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eColton’s decorative vine-and-flower border and finely engraved title cartouche underline the map’s status as a substantial publishing effort rather than a disposable guide-sheet. Issued just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and before Congress had carved the newly acquired Mexican cessions into smaller territories, it captures a fleeting but pivotal moment when American claims, emigrant hopes, and on-the-ground geography had outrun formal political organization. Widely regarded as one of the most accurate and influential early Gold Rush maps available to the public, it is now a cornerstone piece for collections focused on the Mexican–American War, western expansion, the California Gold Rush, and the cartographic history of Texas and the Far West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Logbook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAccompanying the map is the original manuscript logbook of a mid‑19th‑century American merchant ship \u003ci\u003eAmerican Eagle\u003c\/i\u003e, commanded by Captain J. A. Freeman.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBuilt at New York by Jacob A. Westervelt \u0026amp; William Mackey and\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003elaunched 1846, the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Eagle\u003c\/i\u003e is a well‑known U.S. ship.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eShe is well documented in the \u003ci\u003ePalmer List of Merchant Vessels\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eFrom the Palmer entry, she had “…tonnage of about 899\/1059 tons (old\/new measurement), length 158 feet…”\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe logbook records a 1852–1853 voyage from Boston (departure 4–5 December 1832, off Chatham Light) to San Francisco (landfall off San Francisco light, final approach into the bay, May 9, 1853) via Rio de Janeiro and Cape Horn. The American Eagle was a square‑rigged, ocean‑going merchantman capable of a full Atlantic–Horn–Pacific run.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe ship was commanded on this passage by J. A. Freeman, almost certainly a New England deep‑water captain.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eFreeman is a well‑represented Brewster\/Barnstable shipmaster name in the period.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe ship clearly operated in the early 1850s California trade, carrying cargo and passengers into San Francisco at the height of the Gold Rush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe abstract log documents daily positions, weather, sail handling, and encounters, with detailed entries for the Staten Land \/ Cape Horn region and the final approach to San Francisco Bay. Entries record positions from the North Atlantic through Brazilian waters, the Horn region (Staten Land, Cape St. Diego, Cape Horn 25 miles abeam), and a long Pacific crossing in the trades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe logbook also includes a two page treatise on the albatross and a further one page describing the Cape pigeon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe logbook contains at least two distinct textual layers. The abstract log of the ship \u003ci\u003eAmerican Eagle\u003c\/i\u003e (courses, winds, and daily positions) is written in a regular, clerkly hand characteristic of an officer or designated log‑keeper and uses standardized nautical phrasing. In contrast, the prose essays on the albatross and Cape pigeon are in a more informal hand and take the form of personal natural‑history sketches or letters (e.g., addressing “Franky dear”), without dates or navigational data. These differences in function, voice, and script strongly suggest that the bird essays were added by a second writer, probably a non‑officer passenger or family member, rather than the official keeper of the log.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvenance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe first page of the journal is twice signed:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e“Home is where my heart is – Helen Hayward”, along with “Helen M. Agnew, Dec 8th 1852”.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe signature is somewhat enigmatic as, sadly, there is no historical record for either of the women.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePerhaps she was\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003esweetheart or wife of the sailor who recorded the log, as it is clearly written by a practice nautical hand in strict seaman’s terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe book has a stationer’s trade plate on the front cover; \u003ci\u003eMANUFACTURED BY JOHN MARSH, No. 77 Washington St. JOYS BUILDING, BOSTON\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eJohn Marsh was a mid 19th century Boston stationer and account book maker producing higher grade commercial items — essentially bespoke or semi-standard account books, memorandum books, or similar stationery. The Joy’s Building address places Marsh squarely in Boston’s central commercial district, alongside printers, booksellers, and engravers.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe logbook as an object sits in the ecosystem of mid 19th century Boston blank book manufacturing: sewn, often hand ruled, sometimes leather backed, and sold either off the shelf or finished to a client’s specifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLogbook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" border=\"0\" class=\"MsoNormalTable\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eApproximate date\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eApprox. position (lat\/long)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLog‑style remark (condensed)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 1;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e4 Dec 1852\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOff Boston Light, ~42°19′ N, 70°53′ W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eP.M. Boston Light W by S¼S, 6 miles; later Highland Light S, 15 miles; by midnight raining and blowing. Ship working out of Massachusetts Bay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 2;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e5 Dec 1852\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOff Chatham Light, ~41°40′ N, 69°57′ W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAt 6 A.M. Chatham Light W by S, 10 miles; “from which I take my departure.” Ship making much water; topsails double‑reefed, later reefs shaken out as weather moderates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 3;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e6–9 Dec 1852\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e36–38° N, 64–66° W (open N. Atlantic)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCourses mainly S.E.; “gentle breeze, large sea; all sails set”; periods of heavy rain and squalls, rigging set up. Beginning blue‑water run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 4;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e10–13 Dec 1852\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e~35°–31° N, ~65° W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePositions trending S and S.E.; steady trade‑like conditions, occasional squalls; little detailed remark on surviving abstracts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 5;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e14–17 Dec 1852\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLow 30s N to high 20s N, mid‑Atlantic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFresh to baffling breezes; talk of black, squally clouds; royals sometimes stowed; hands repeatedly “setting up rigging.” Ship gradually bending course toward S Atlantic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 6;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLate Dec 1852\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCrossing the equator, Atlantic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLatitudes move from a few degrees N into S with longitudes in high 20s–30s W; remarks of “pleasant weather” and then stronger breezes. Typical doldrums then SE trades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 7;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ec. 23–31 Dec 1832\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOff Fernando de Noronha, ~3–13° S, 30–35° W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMentions of Boca shoals and Fernando de Noronha bearing W by S about 15 miles; leads cast every half‑hour; Brazilian brig exchanged colors. Ship now in Brazilian approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 8;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEarly 1853\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRio de Janeiro, ~22°54′ S, 43°09′ W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Saw land bearing N; Rio light bore N½W, 12 miles; came to anchor with small bower, 46 fathoms.” Long stay “lying at Rio,” crew repairing boats, spars, hull, painting and caulking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 9;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFeb 1853\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDeparting Rio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSteamer Hercules tows ship out; at 4 P.M. casts off and sets all drawing sail; “day ends very pleasant.” Now outward bound for Cape Horn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 10;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMarch 1853\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e30s–40s S, S. Atlantic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRepeated entries of “fresh breeze \u0026amp; head sea,” “pumps kept going day \u0026amp; night”; sail altered constantly; strong westerlies setting in. Ship driving south toward Horn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 11;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOff Staten Land\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e~54°45′ S, 64°45′ W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Anchored off Staten Land; Cape St. Diego S½W.” Later: Staten Land N.W., 10 leagues. Working among islands east of Tierra del Fuego in heavy weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 12;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCape Horn abeam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e~55°58′ S, 67°16′ W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“At 12 M. Cape Horn bore S by E, 25 miles.” Ship under close‑reefed canvas in “fresh gales \u0026amp; huge sea,” shipping much water fore and aft. Hard weather, but Horn successfully rounded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 13;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLate in Horn passage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e53–55° S, 63–64° W (south of Falklands)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStrong gales, hail, heavy squalls; fore and main courses reefed and stowed; crossjack and topsails reset as weather moderates. One officer (John P. Miner) later noted as dying after long sickness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 14;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEarly S. Pacific leg, April 1853\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eUpper 40s S to 30s S, 90s W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWeather gradually eases from “strong gales and squalls” to “brisk breeze \u0026amp; pleasant.” Latitudes climb northward; ship now in cold South Pacific, then into milder mid‑latitudes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 15;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMid‑Pacific trades\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e38° S → 24° N, 98–103° W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSequence of positions: 38° S, 98° W; 37° S, 97° W; then near 28° S, 98° W; 27° S, 101° W; 26° S, 102° W; finally low‑20s S to equatorial belt. Remarks: “fine and pleasant,” “light airs \u0026amp; calms,” “all studding sails set.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 16;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCrossing equator, Pacific, April 19, 1853\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNear 0–5° N, ~103–110° W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOvercast skies, rain, “light baffling airs”; then “took a breeze from S.E.” Classic doldrum crossing into N.E. trades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 17;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eN Pacific trades\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e10°–2° N, 111–116° W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDaily positions: around 10° N, 111° W → 8° N, 111° W → 6–7° N, 112° W → 2° N, 113° W → 3–8° N, 114–115° W. Remarks: “brisk breeze \u0026amp; fine weather; all sail set,” later some baffling airs and calms. Ship running N by E toward California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 18;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eApproaching California coast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTeens N, 120s W (approx.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWinds still easterly trades, weather “fine \u0026amp; pleasant.” No precise landfall position in surviving abstracts, but pattern is of standing on toward the mainland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 19;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFinal approach to San Francisco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOff Golden Gate, ~37°30′ N, 122°40′ W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Comes in moderate breeze; at 2 P.M. tacked ship \u0026amp; set full sail, shore 4 miles; at 12 M San Francisco light house in sight.” Heavy squalls at times, mainsail reefed, ship shipping much water as she works in toward the bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 20; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEntrance to San Francisco Bay, May 9, 1853\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eInside the Heads, San Francisco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSubsequent remarks (partially legible) speak of standing into the bay, moderating sail, and soundings; although the exact “came to anchor” line is damaged, the narrative clearly places her entering San Francisco Bay and ending the ocean passage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLogbook ¾ calf with calf corners, marbleized paper cover and endpapers.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBuff blue unruled blank pages.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eNeat, tidy, clean and sound.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOutstanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMap with expert repairs at folds with minimal infill, refreshed original color.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eVery good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePalmer, Michael P. \u003ci\u003ePalmer List of Merchant Vessels.\u003c\/i\u003e Claremont, Calif.: Michael Palmer, 2000–. 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