01882cam a22003131 4500 rc 01002730 DLC 20260227111907.0 cr ||||||||||| 910606s1857 stkf 000 0 eng rc 01002730 DLC DLC DLC F865 .B7 F865 .B7 Copy 2 Copy 2. F865 .B7 Copy 3 Copy 3. Borthwick, John David. Three years in California [1851-54] by J.D. Borthwick, with eight illustrations by the author. Edinburgh, London, W. Blackwood and sons, 1857. vi p., 1 l. 384 p. front., plates. 22 cm. Not by John Douglas Borthwick of Montreal, Can. Edinburgh-born artist John David Borthwick (1825-c.1900) left New York for California in 1851, crossing the Isthmus at Chagres. In 1860 Borthwick returned to Britain, where his paintings were exhibited in several galleries including the Royal Academy. Three years in California (1857) focuses on his experiences mining gold and quartz at Hangtown, Foster's Bar, Downieville, Mississippi Bar, Jacksonville, and Carson's Hill. He devotes much attention to social life in the camps as well as mining techniques, describing crime, the Chinese and French and other ethnic groups, and holidays and public entertainments. Borthwick illustrated the book with eight of his own lithographs which are considered the most realistic of the period for California. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. No known restrictions on publication. California Gold discoveries. California Social life and customs. Ethnic groups California. Law Political aspects California. calbk 117 t http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/calbk.117 52385 52385