"Diseño del rancho San Miguelito"

Attribution:

Unknown artist

Date:

1841

Description:

Hand-drawn maps, known as diseños, functioned as proof of land ownership and formed part of the evidence for the adjudication of Spanish and Mexican land grants in U.S. courts after the annexation of California. This map shows Rancho San Miguelito de Trinidad in Monterey County and features the Nacimiento River flowing through the property, and a California grizzly bear leaving his mark on a tree. At the top of the map are the Santa Lucia Mountains which border this tract of land.

Bib. Reference:

Bancroft call number:

Land Case Map D-972

Digital image courtesy of:

The Bancroft Library