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In 2002 Ed Vernon published Las Misiones Antiguas:
The Spanish Missions of Baja California under the Viejo Press
imprint. The field research, unearthing documentary evidence, and the
numerous friendships developed during the five year creative and intellectual
process, that a second book was undertaken to combine his interests
in the people and history of Baja California with the sea and ships.
Seven years were needed to visit and photograph the various sites,
locate historically accurate books, collect maps and journals and produce
the narrative and design that became A Maritime History of
Baja California. This work published in 2009, is offered
through Viejo Press. |
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A Maritime History of Baja California describes
the most important harbors and anchorages of the Baja California
peninsula by charts, maps, satellite imagery and photos. The history
of each of those places is developed by recording, in chronological
order, the most important ships to have touched that anchorage.
The visits in the 1500s by Spanish explorers including Ulloa, Cortés
and Cabrillo, as well as assaults by pirates all contribute to
the rich history of the peninsula. [more
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This beautiful 310-page hard cover, cloth bound work includes
240 color photos, six line drawings and 12 full page maps and
satellite views. Featured are nineteen full page ship photos
and drawings including the cover art by Christopher Blossom. |
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Every known mission on the Baja California peninsula and many
of the important visitas are located, mapped, and described in
this work. A guide is included that positions each mission
with GPS coordinates, indicates its present condition, and gives
key facts on what will be found at each location. The historical
background of each mission with details concerning its founding
and its Indian population are carefully covered. [more
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The largest and one of the most beautiful missions, San
Jose de Comondu, now partially fallen, has been virtually
recreated in realistic computer
generated drawings picturing the site circa 1800, before the decline
of the Indian population forced the desertion of this Shangri-La—like
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Even remote, hard-to-reach sites such as Dolores
Apaté have been explored, photographed
and researched to compile a complete current overview of
these fascinating historical sites. |
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