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Baja California in 1739: An Eearly Exploration of Ferdinand Konščak

Ferdinand Konščak (Fernando Consag) was a renown Jesuit missionary and explorer of Baja California. His 1746 map of the California peninsula represented a milestone in the history of the mapping of Baja California. Owing to Konščak's diaries, his activity in Baja California, from the period of his three famous expeditions (1746-1754) to his death in 1759, is relatively well known. In contrast, the period between 1732-1746, after his arrival in Baja California, had remained practically unknown. The paper for the first time presents Konščak's early exploration and mapping work in the southern portion of the peninsula.

Baja California ; Ferdinand Konščak (Fernando Consag) ; Jesuit missions ; Spanish colonial cartography ; missionary cartography

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