Vitus Bering: The Discoverer of Bering Strait

Klappentext The 1889 translation of an 1885 biography of Bering (1681-1741), the Danish-Russian explorer of the Siberian and Alaskan coasts. Zusammenfassung Published in Danish in 1885, and translated into English in 1889, this is a sympathetic biography of the great Danish explorer Vitus Bering (1681–1741). It describes his experiences in the Russian navy and his many voyages of exploration around Alaska and Siberia, including the ten-year-long Great Northern Expedition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction to the American edition Frederick Schwatka; Translator's preface; Author's preface; Part I. Bering's First Expedition: 1. Russia and England in the work of Arctic exploration; 2. Bering's nativity; 3. Plans for Bering's first expedition; 4. Bering's knowledge of Siberian geography; 5. The building of the Gabriel; 6. The task assigned by Peter the Great accomplished; 7. Bering's winter at the fort; Part II. The Great Northern Expedition: 8. Bering's plans for a second expedition; 9. The Great Northern Expedition on its way through Siberia; 10. Delay of the expedition caused by the death of Lassenius and his command in the Arctic regions; 11. Final preparations for the Pacific expeditions; Part III. The Various Expeditions: 12. The Arctic expeditions; 13. The discovery of the Kurile Islands and Japan from the North; 14. Preparations for Bering's voyage of discovery to America; 15. The discovery of America from the East; 16. Bering's place of landing on the American coast; 17. Explorations along the American coast; 18. The discovery of the Aleutian Islands; 19. The stay on Bering Island; Appendix. Bering's report to the Admiralty from Okhotsk; Notes; Index.

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• Authors: Peter Lauridsen, Lauridsen Peter
• Assisted by: Julius E. Olson (Translation), Olson Julius E. (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108041515
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04151-5
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, HISTORY / Historical Geography, Expeditions: popular accounts, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Biography: historical, political and military, Historical Geography, C 1700 To C 1800