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General introduction to California drawing heavily upon previous works including Duflot de Mofras, Frémont, Robinson and Forbes, consisting mainly of geographical and historical information as well as a climatography by Professor Erman. Erman, who visited California in 1829 while circumnavigating the globe, also wrote on the discovery and importance of gold. Kurutz notes that "Hoppe believed that the primary interest in California was for the European colonization of the West Coast of North America." One folding map is of the world, and shows areas of gold deposits in various lands including California. The other is a map of California. Cowan p.291; Hill p.450; Howes H639; Kurutz 341a; Rocq 16932; Sabin 32991; Streeter 2573; Wheat Gold Region 96.