Title:
[Plaza of Monterey Presidio, California]
Creator/Contributor:
Cardero, Jose (1768-after 1800), Spanish, artist (artist)
Date:
[1791-1792]
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:1308--FR
Format:
drawing on paper: pencil and ink
25 x 43.7 cm., visible image
Content/Description:
Large yard surrounded by one-story buildings with columns; larger, thatched roof building in center with large cross in front
(church?). Three horses or mules and man on horse carrying shield and lance in background. Sketch of seated man in lower left.
Notes/Inscriptions:
Handwritten title (LC): Plaza del Precidio de Monte-Rey [sic]. Signature (according to Inventory Sheets): [Cardero, Jose]
(not confirmed during survey). Printed (UR): 25. Inscriptions in Spanish.
Subjects:
Buildings;
California, Northern;
Expeditions & surveys;
Military facilities;
Monterey Bay Region (Calif.);
Voyages to the Pacific
Genre/Format:
Drawings;
Travel sketches