Download or read book San Francisco/Yerba Buena written by Peter Browning and published by Great West Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Francisco Bay was discovered in 1769. Eighty years later the city of San Francisco was a boom town with a population of 40,000. Here is the written and visual record of the discovery and exploration of San Francisco Bay, and the founding and settlement of Yerba Buena -- which became San Francisco. Recounted by the discoverers, explorers, foreign visitors, and early residents. Includes many historic maps, charts, illustrations, and the first two surveys of the town of Yerba Buena.