Jennifer at Sunbelt emailed me today a reply after I sent out a request for info on this new book I heard about :
David,
Yes, it is an amazing and unique creation (a 12 foot long book-map bound like a book) and Sunbelt will be the exclusive distributor and the books are
getting here today—we weren’t sure when they’d get here, so didn’t want to start the rush yet! See flyer attached. Will be ready for sale at our
holiday party this Thursday Dec 4 at Sunbelt, also at Discover Baja’s party Friday—word is Harry will be there at DB in person to sign them, but I
can’t swear to it!
Please spread the word!!! Hope to see you this week one place or the other—or both!
Jennifer
note: Jennifer emailed later to confirm Harry Crosby will be there!
Amazon.com says:
Product Description
In this unique full color map book you can explore with some of the world s foremost experts Bajas natural beauty and incredible biological diversity,
The Royal Road to its missions, as well as the history of its indigenous people, culture, and religion in this unique full-color map-book.
The 17.5 in. x 12 in. hardbound book encloses a 16-page accordion-style six-foot foldout satellite map containing bilingual English and Spanish text,
full-color photographs. Introduction by Miguel LeĂłn-Portilla, and text by such renowned Baja California experts as Harry W. Crosby (The Cave
Paintings of Baja California), Exequiel Ezcurra, Enrique Hambleton, and Julia Bendimez Patterson.
The text includes information on the indigenous peoples, short biographies of key historical figures, and capsule histories of the missions.
Stunning full-color photographs show the diversity of the peninsula s geology, wildlife including many endemic species and flora, plus its
world-famous famous marine life and world-class rock art sites.the history and natural history of the Baja California Peninsula, & ...
[Edited on 2-26-2009 by David K]
The Sunbelt flyer
David K - 12-2-2008 at 08:21 PM
Udo - 12-3-2008 at 08:31 AM
David, I went to the Sunbelt site to order the book, but it is not listed, and when I do a search for the title is does not find it.
Any help?David K - 12-3-2008 at 09:53 AM
Notice I put 'Today' in the title... because Jennifer said they just arrived from the publisher, they haven't had the chance to post it yet... Just
contact Jennifer or anyone at Sunbelt directly... Or come to the Discover Baja Travel Club party Friday evening (I'll be there)... or the Sunbelt
party Thursday (tomorrow) evening... RSVP for Discover Baja's party.
I love to see new books and maps of Baja!
By the way, Discover Baja is taking orders for the NEW BAJA ALMANAC!!!Udo - 12-4-2008 at 06:20 PM
I'll contact Sumbelt via phone.
Thanks, DavidDavid K - 12-4-2008 at 09:04 PM
I am getting mine at the party Friday night... and Harry Crosby will be there to autograph it, too!BajaNomad - 12-5-2008 at 03:37 AM
I just saw these at Sunbelt earlier this evening. Pretty nice.
We'll have them in the Tienda in the next week or so. David K - 12-6-2008 at 10:44 AM
Got mine last night at the Discover Baja party... Harry Crosby autographed it and we had a chat about the El Camino Real near Mision Santa Maria... A
great time any time I can talk with Harry about his favorite subject!
BOOK REVIEW
David K - 2-26-2009 at 08:27 AM
Really a bummer that such a big book (size, not pages) is so full of factual errors...
The main attraction was the huge 8 foot, fold out satellite map showing the Camino Real and mission sites (with photos and notes for each site).
Unfortunately, the Camino Real location (done by the publisher?) looks more like a case of connect the dots with wavy lines rather than putting the
mission road where it really is!
Before the map, are 7 pages (folded, accordion style) with details on Baja history and geography.... everything is in English and Spanish.
Would make a good school project display, perhaps? Except for the history errors... and high price ($35-40).
Harry Crosby authored one page and it was fine, naturally. But... one of Harry's photos of the Camino Real was misidentified (by the publisher/
editor?) as being near 'El Rosario', instead of the correct 'El Rosarito' (hundreds of miles south of El Rosario, near Santa Marta/ San Ignacio).
Errors on the map (with mission lists and photos) include:
Listing two 'missions' that never were, and then placing them at other mission sites! As well as other errors:
A) 'Santa Maria Magdalena' (never was a mission) placed where San Jose de Comondu mission was first located (Comondu Viejo, southwest of Bahia
Concepcion).
Also) The photo labeled 'Santa Maria Magdalena' is the Dominican visita of SAN JOSE DE MAGDALENA (northwest of Mulege)
B) 'Dolores del Norte' (was an early proposed mission name for what became Santa Gertrudis) placed on the map at Los Dolores/ Apate.
C) Los Dolores/ Chilla is located correctly, but was not a seperate mission from Los Dolores/ Apate, just the new location.
D) Calamajue was not a separate mission from Santa Maria, just the first site for that one mission.
Also) The caption under the San Jose de Comondu mission photo is wrong regarding that mission's final move to 'San Ignacio', when it goes on to say
that 'San Ignacio' is "the home of the most beautifully decorated church in Baja California". The 'San Ignacio' that Comondu moved to was the visita's
name (today's San Jose Comondu) and NOT the San Ignacio, to the north.
The photo used for Calamajue is not the mission remains, but a newer rock corral... also Los Dolores/ Chilla photo is not of the mission ruins, but
taken over a mile away of an old wall (could be a mission-era winery ruin) behind Rancho La Presa.
I communicated with Ed Vernon about the errors and he was also surprised given that his book was a source, but not followed! Harry Crosby saw the book
the first time the very day I got mine... just released from the publisher/ distributor. I believe that Harry would have made the errors known if
given the opportunity.
Anyway, I have debated on how hard to come down on this book... and decided just to post the errors as they are from data known at the time of
printing (2008)... and let you decide if it belongs in you library or if you should wait for a corrected edition.Neal Johns - 2-26-2009 at 02:16 PM
Thanks, David,
I think I will pass on this one.
Sorry Sunbelt - I really like your company.David K - 2-26-2009 at 03:48 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Neal Johns
Thanks, David,
I think I will pass on this one.
Sorry Sunbelt - I really like your company.
No worries, Neal... Just FYI: Sunbelt was NOT the publisher! However, they do distribute it along with other companies' books about Baja and the
Southwest.
PS. Got your message about the palapas... as for the building, you can't tell as the resolution doesn't show height. I went over to the Observatory by
Diablo... same thing, a white spot, but no height to it. THANKS for calling!
