William Coxe

Account of the Russian Discoveries between Asia and America

Vol. 2

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Account of the Russian Discoveries between Asia and America - Vol. 2 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1787.
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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hansebooks
• Nachdruck der Ausgabe von 1787
• Seitenzahl: 504
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 167mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 749g
• ISBN-13: 9783744794992
• ISBN-10: 3744794997
• Artikelnr.: 48235383

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
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Part I. Preliminary Observations concerning Kamtchatka: 1. First discovery of Kamtchatka
2. General idea of the commerce carried on to the new-discovered islands
3. Furs and skins procured from Kamtchatka and the new-discovered islands
Part II. Account of the Russian Discoveries: 1. Conquest of Siberia
2. Voyages in 1745
3. Successive voyages from 1747 to 1753, to Beering's and Copper Island
4. Voyages from 1753 to 1756
5. Voyages from 1756 to 1758
6. Voyages in 1758, 1759, and 1760
7. Voyage of Andrean Tolstyk in the St Andrean and Natalia, 1760
8. Voyage of the Zacharias and Elizabeth
9. Voyage of the vessel called the Trinity
10. Voyage of Stephen Glottof in the Andrean and Natalia
11. Voyage of Soloviof in the St Peter and Paul
12. Voyage of Otcheredin in the St Paul
13. Conclusion
Part III. Containing the Supplementary Accounts of the Russian Discoveries: 1. Extract from the journal of a voyage to the Fox Islands
2. Voyage to the north-east of Siberia
3. Proofs tending to show that Beering and Tschirikof reached America in 1741
4. Position of the Andreanoffsky Isles ascertained
5. Conjectures concerning the Fox Islands
6. Of the Tschutski
7. List of the newly discovered islands
8. Attempts of the Russians to discover a north-east passage
Part IV. The Conquest of Siberia: 1. First irruption of the Russians into Siberia
2. Commencement of hostilities between the Russians and the Chinese
3. Account of the Russian and Chinese settlements upon the confines of Siberia
4. Commerce between the Chinese and Russians
5. Description of Zurukaitu
6. Tartarian rhubarb brought to Kiatka by the Bucharian merchants
Appendices 1-4
Index.