Spanish Colonial San Francisco California Presidio Military Fort, Golden Gate circa 1850
by Peter Ogden
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Spanish Colonial San Francisco California Presidio Military Fort, Golden Gate circa 1850
Artist
Peter Ogden
Medium
Drawing - Drawing
Description
This is a restored copy of a circa 1850 engraving of the San Francisco Presidio and Golden Gate by an unknown artist. This view includes a small portion of San Francisco Bay at the Golden Gate entrance.
This is one of the earliest illustrations of San Francisco known to exist.
In 1786 French explorer, the Comte de La PĂ©rouse arrived at San Francisco and wrote a record of the place. In 1792 British explorer George Vancouver also visited San Francisco, allegedly, according to his diary, to spy on the Spanish colonial settlements in the region. Besides Western Europeans, Russian fur-traders also frequented the Bay Area. From 1770 until circa 1841, Russian traders occupied an area stretching from Alaska south to Fort Ross in Sonoma County, California. The naming of San Francisco's Russian Hill neighborhood is credited to the remnants of Russian fur traders and sailors living there.
The Fine Art America logo does not appear on the final product.
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