Sketch of San Francisco in 1849 by Ludvig Verner Helms.

1882

Sketch of San Francisco in 1849 by Ludvig Verner Helms. Helms briefly visited California on a Danish merchant ship, the Brig "Pantaloon" on an unsuccessful trade mission. The sketch was drawn from Flagstaff Hill, which no longer exists. Helms was a Danish adventurer, merchant, emissary, and author associated with th