Account of a Geographical and Astronomical Expedition to the - Northern Parts of Russi

The first-hand 1802 account of the 1785-94 Russian expedition to chart the east Siberian coastline and undertake scientific activities.

Sommario

Preface; Explanations of Russian and other foreign words; 1. Departure from St Petersburg; 2. A succinct account of our transactions at Irkutsk; 3. Departure from Irkutsk; 4. Arrival at Ochotsk; 5. Departure from Ochotsk; 6. Meeting of the command, under circumstances of difficulty; 7. Departure from Virchni Kovima; 8. Departure from Neizshni Kovima Ostrog; 9. Meet with Mr Ledyard; 10. Account of the Yakuti; 11. Leave Yakutsk; 12. Receive information from Petersburg of an enemy's ship; 13. Depart from Oonalashka; 14. Leave Kadiak; 15. Leave Prince William's Sound; 16. Mr Pribuloff appointed to the sturman's place; 17. Billings abandons all thought of re-visiting the American coast; 18. Reception by the natives; 19. Deplorable state of the party; 20. Part of the company sail for Ochotsk; 21. The peninsula of Kamtshatka described; 22. The La Flavia departs for Canton; Appendices.

Riassunto

This illustrated account traces the 1785–94 Russian expedition led by Joseph Billings (1758–1806) to chart the east Siberian coastline and undertake scientific observations. Written up by Martin Sauer, the expedition's secretary, this 1802 publication includes descriptions of the peoples found living in the most inhospitable of environments.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Martin Sauer, Sauer Martin
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 21.11.2013
• EAN: 9781108066655
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06665-5
• Pagine: 448
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Russia, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, Geological surface processes (geomorphology), Geomorphology and geological surface processes