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Pacific Arcadia

Pacific Arcadia Images of California, 1600-1915

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Publisher's Synopsis

This exhibition catalogue describes how images dating from the arrival of the 16th century Spanish explorers have been used to cultivate the notion of the Californian dream. Selected paintings, maps, etc. portray the state as a Pacific paradise.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780195109368
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 760.0449979407479473
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 242
Weight: 1244g
Height: 270mm
Width: 210mm
Spine width: 25mm