History of California 1853 Gold Rush 16 engraved plates Spanish Conquest(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Americana, California, Gold Rush, New Spain, Illustrated Books). History of the State of California From the Period of the Conquest by the Spanish to Her Occupation by the United States of America, by John Frost. Published 1853, Auburn, New York by Derby & Miller. 508 pages. Text in English. Complete with 16 full page wood engravings. Hand colored frontispiece of panning for gold protected by original tissue guard. The