Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

Der Staat Californien in medicinisch-geographischer Hinsicht.

Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, 1857.

Dr. Praslow practiced medicine in San Francisco from 1849-1856, after which he returned to Germany. His book provides information concerning health and epidemics in San Francisco during this early period. Translated into English by Frederick C. Cordes as The State of California: a medico-geographical account (San Francisco: John J. Newbegin, 1939). Digital facsimile of the 1857 from Google Books at this link.

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Biogeography COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › United States › American West U.S.: CONTENT OF PUBLICATIONS BY STATE & TERRITORY › California

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#10427
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/12620
External URL	der-staat-californien-in-medicinischgeographischer-hinsicht

Geographic Context

Publication place: Göttingen

Mentioned in annotation: San Francisco, CA