Content/DescriptionWilliam Smyth (watercolorist and topographical artist) served as official artist of Captain Frederick W. Beechey's expedition to the Pacific and Bering Strait on the ship H.M.S. Blossom under the command of Captain Beechey in 1825-1828. The expedition wintered in San Francisco and Monterey Bays in 1826 and 1827. While in California, Smyth made drawings and watercolors of the flora and fauna, among other subjects.
Content/DescriptionBroad view of mission and outbuildings with two Indians in the foreground, a horse and rider to the right and native American dwellings (huts) to the left.
Title
[The Mission of San Jose, California]
Published
ca. 1826-1827
Full Collection Name
Framed items from the collections of The Bancroft Library
Other Identifiers
BANC PIC 1979.016--D (sheet 2-3)
Type
Image
Extent
1 drawing on paper (on 2 contiguous sketch book pages) : pencil ; full sheet 26.3 x 74.3 cm.
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
Handwritten title (UL right hand sheet): The Mission of S. Jose. California -.
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