Map showing the daily progression of the ship Apollo from New York to San Francisco, 1849, January-September.

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Map showing the daily progression of the ship Apollo from New York to San Francisco, 1849, January-September.

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Facsimile of a map made by ship's supercargo James P. Beach showing the daily progression of the Apollo on her voyage from New York to San Francisco from January 16 - September 18, 1849.

1 negative photostat.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Apollo (Ship)

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Voyages: (1) From Madras 1800. Capt Benjamin Brown. Madras 22 Aug 1800 - 31 Oct Cape - 8 Jan 1801 Long Reach. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000081.0x0002a3 ...

Beach, James, Mrs., 1910-1984

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The ship Apollo was built in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1831. She carried sugar and syrups to the United States from the West Indies before being added to the California Fleet. She sailed from New York to San Francisco in January 1849, and after arriving was turned into a warehouse connected to Howison's pier. In the early 1850s she was used as a boarding house and coffee saloon known as the Apollo Saloon. From the description of Map showing the daily progression of the ship Apoll...