Hand-written notes taken verbatum by Vischer from Alfred Robinson's description of the Bay of San Francisco (1846). Note paper folded in half and hand-sewn with string. Notes include descriptions of the San Francisco Bay, the Mission Dolores, Santa...
Landscape drawing with mountains, trees, two figures in the foreground and animals in the distance. "Hubert's Erste Jagdfreuden" is German for "Hubert's First Hunt".
California Description and travel; California History; California, Northern; California Pictorial works; California, Southern; Canyons California; Cedar; Church property; Coast Ranges; Coast redwood; Cypress; Frontier and pioneer life; Farm life;...
The text portion of the book contains three sections, each giving essays and descriptions about the landscape photographs, the trees and forests of California, and its geology, respectively. The next three sections contain individual photographs...
Buildings; Church bells; Church buildings; Landscape drawing; Missions; Pencil drawing; Spanish mission buildings United States; Landscape; Rivers; Views
Signed (lower right corner) pencil sketch of the mission church and surrounding buildings. "The Belfry" is labeled with a depiction of the church bells in the lower center of the drawing. The manilla colored paper used for the sketch is worn,...
Original manuscript document in Vischer's handwriting. Document unfolds into a facsimile of autographs of missionaries from the Order of San Francisco. Includes Congressional stamp on left-hand corner of title page.
Hawaiian scene depicting people climbing palm trees for coconuts. Groups gathered under trees with traditional housing in the background. Subtitle on drawing is "Sketches of 1855/60".
