Accurately rendered, well-researched illustrations of 21 Spanish missions built from 1769 to 1823 along the California coast, among them San Diego de Alcalá, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Clara de Asís, San José de Guadalupe, Santa Barbara Virgen Y Martir, Santa Cruz, many more. Includes realistic vignettes re-creating various aspects of mission life. Descriptive captions.