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Charles Christian Nahl letters to his family, 1846-1854.
BANC MSS 68/52 cLOCAL
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Title:
Charles Christian Nahl letters to his family, 1846-1854Creator/Contributor:
Nahl, Charles Christian, 1818-1878, creatorAbstract:
Describe life in Paris; voyage from Le Havre to New York, 1949; sojourn in New York; journey to California via Panama, 1851;
mining in the vicinity of Nevada City; the flood and fire in Sacramento in 1852; his move to San Francisco. Some letters contain
pen and ink sketches. Also includes typescript translations of manuscript letters into English.
Date:
1846 (issued)Subject:
Voyages to the Pacific coastGold mines and mining -- California
Artists -- California
Fires -- California -- Sacramento
Floods -- California -- Sacramento
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique
Artistes -- Californie
Incendies -- Californie -- Sacramento
Inondations -- Californie -- Sacramento
Artists
Fires
Floods
Gold mines and mining
Travel
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Panama
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Sacramento (Calif.)
California
California -- Sacramento
California -- San Francisco
Panama
Note:
Two lithographs (removed from a book) depicting goldwashing on the Mokelumne River and Sacramento City, with explanatory text,
transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1968.006--A).
In German; transcriptions in English.
Physical Description:
1 portfolio.
Language:
German
Identifier:
BANC MSS 68/52 cLOCAL