Geographical Explorations. Early Expeditions to the Region of Bering Sea and Strait, Etc. (Notes on an Original Manuscript Chart of Bering's ... Manuscript Chart of His Second Expedition; - Softcover

Anonymous; Bering, Vitus Jonassen; Chaplin, Peter

 
9781241691905: Geographical Explorations. Early Expeditions to the Region of Bering Sea and Strait, Etc. (Notes on an Original Manuscript Chart of Bering's ... Manuscript Chart of His Second Expedition;
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1241691908 ISBN 13: 9781241691905
Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011

Synopsis


Title: Geographical Explorations. Early expeditions to the region of Bering Sea and Strait, etc. (Notes on an original manuscript chart of Bering's expedition of 1725-1730, and on an original manuscript chart of his second expedition; together with a summary of a journal of the first expedition, kept by Peter Chaplin, and now first rendered into English from Bergh's Russian version.).

Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions

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<Source Library> British Library
<Contributors> Anonymous; Bering, Vitus Jonassen; Chaplin, Peter
<Original Pub Date> 1891
<Physical Description> 760-774 p. ; 4º.
<Shelfmark> 10460.g.11.

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Publisher
British Library, Historical Print Editions
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1241691908
ISBN 13 
9781241691905
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
38