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Every known mission on the Baja California peninsula and many of the important visitas are located, mapped, and described in this work.

The photograph San Javier de Viggé-Biaundó —The "jewel" of the missions of Baja California—is typical of the "portraits" of every peninsular mission or mission site presented by this remarkable works.

A guide is included that positions each mission with GPS coordinates, indicates its present condition, and gives key facts on what will be found at each location. The historical background of each mission with details concerning its founding and its Indian population are carefully covered.

The largest and one of the most beautiful misions, San Jose de Comondu, now partially fallen, has been virtually recreated in realistic computer generated drawings picturing the site circa 1800, before the decline of the Indian population forced the desertion of this Shangri-La—like site.

Even remote, hard-to-reach sites such as Dolores Apaté have been explored, photographed and researched to compile a complete current overview of these fascinating historical sites.

Las Misiones Antiguas is a detailed and beautifully illustrated history of this fascinating part of California history and was published with the aid of a grant from the California Mission Studies Association.

...a fine current overview of the missions and many of their visiting stations—Jesuit, Franciscan, and Dominican—with a concise ethnographical and historical introduction followed by detailed descriptions of each site, ruin or building in their present state.…an extrodinary compilation of early and contemporary photographs…are included for each location. This work will bring fond memories to long-time travelers in Baja California, and open wide vistas for newcomers. It has something for everyone interested in "The Mother of California".

— Dr. W. Michael Mathes