Rare San Francisco print from 1849...

Item # 703840

August 29, 1849

NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 29, 1849

* Very rare San Francisco city view print
* California gold rush era - 49ers

The front page of this issue features a terrific engraving headed: "A View Of The Town And Harbor Of San Francisco." The engraving is five columns wide and measures 7 by 11 5/8 inches. In addition to the engraving are several reports "From The Gold Region".
The reports include: "Beach Combers--Inspectors--Land Speculators--Goods--Advice to those having the California Fever" "The Adeline--The Climates--Bay of San Francisco--The Tide and Harbor--Boating--An Accident--Another New-York" & "Mining--$15,000 in Seven Weeks--Justice to a Chilean--Arrivals --Ship Philadelphia Burnt--Seamen's Wages."
Wonderful and very rare to find with a large and very detailed engraving of San Francisco during the height of the Gold Rush. This may be the earliest imagine of the city to appear in a newspaper.
Four pages, very nice condition.

AI notes: The New-York Daily Tribune published an illustration on August 28, 1849, depicting a dramatic view of San Francisco’s harbor during the Gold Rush. Drawn by George H. Baker and engraved by J.F. Badeau, the image shows dozens of ships abandoned in the bay as their crews rushed inland in search of gold. The scene, viewed from Rincon Point toward Telegraph Hill, captures the rapid and chaotic transformation of San Francisco into a booming gateway to the goldfields. This wood engraving is one of the earliest visual records of the city during this pivotal moment in American history.