Title The Journal of Midshipman Chaplin : a Record of Bering's First Kamchatka Expedition

Published Santa Barbara : Aarhus University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (322 pages) Series Beringiana Beringiana. Contents Cover; Beringiana; Title Page; Colophon; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; The Editors' Introduction; On Chaplin's journal and its author; Editorial principles and notes on the translation; Glossary; Indication of compass bearings; Folio 2; Folio 2 verso; Folio 3; Folio 3 verso; Folio 4; Folio 4 verso; Folio 5; Folio 5 verso; Folio 6; Folio 6 verso; Folio 7; Folio 7 verso; Folio 8; Folio 8 verso; Folio 9; Folio 9 verso; Folio 10; Folio 10 verso; Folio 11; Folio 11 verso; Folio 12; Folio 12 verso; Folio 13; Folio 13 verso; Folio 14; Folio 14 verso; Folio 15; Folio 15 verso; Folio 16 Folio 16 versoFolio 17; Folio 17 verso; Folio 18; Folio 18 verso; Folio 19; Folio 19 verso; Folio 20; Folio 20 verso; Folio 21; Folio 21 verso; Folio 22; Folio 22 verso; Folio 23; Folio 23 verso; Folio 24; Folio 24 verso; Folio 25; Folio 25 verso; Folio 26; Folio 26 verso; Folio 27; Folio 27 verso; Folio 28; Folio 28 verso; Folio 29; Folio 29 verso; Folio 30; Folio 30 verso; Folio 31; Folio 31 verso; Folio 32; Folio 32 verso; Folio 33; Folio 33 verso; Folio 34; Folio 34 verso; Folio 35; Folio 35 verso; Folio 36; Folio 36 verso; Folio 37; Folio 37 verso; Folio 38; Folio 38 verso; Folio 39 Folio 39 versoFolio 40; Folio 40 verso; Folio 41; Folio 41 verso; Folio 42; Folio 42 verso; Folio 43; Folio 43 verso; Folio 43 verso, continuation; Folio 44; Folio 44, continuation; Folio 44 verso; Folio 44 verso, continuation; Folio 45; Folio 45, continuation; Folio 45 verso; Folio 45, verso, continuation; Folio 46; Folio 46, continuation; Folio 46 verso; Folio 46, verso, continuation; Folio 47; Folio 47, continuation; Folio 47 verso; Folio 47 verso, continuation; Folio 48; Folio 48, continuation; Folio 48 verso; Folio 48 verso, continuation; Folio 49; Folio 49, continuation; Folio 49 verso Folio 49 verso, continuationFolio 50; Folio 50, continuation; Folio 50 verso; Folio 50 verso, continuation; Folio 51; Folio 51, continuation; Folio 51 verso; Folio 51 verso, continuation; Folio 52; Folio 52, continuation; Folio 52 verso; Folio 52 verso, continuation; Folio 53; Folio 53, continuation; Folio 53 verso; Folio 53 verso, continuation; Folio 54; Folio 54, continuation; Folio 54 verso; Folio 54 verso, continuation; Folio 55; Folio 55, continuation; Folio 55 verso; Folio 55 verso, continuation; Folio 56; Folio 56 verso; Folio 57; Folio 57 continuation; Folio 57 verso; Folio 58 Folio 58 versoFolio 59; Folio 59 verso; Folio 60; Folio 60 verso; Folio 60 verso, continuation; Folio 61; Folio 61, continuation; Folio 61 verso; Folio 61 verso, continuation; Folio 62; Folio 62, continuation; Folio 62 verso; Folio 62 verso, continuation; Folio 63; Folio 63, continuation; Folio 63 verso; Folio 63 verso, continuation; Folio 64; Folio 64, continuation; Folio 64 verso; Folio 64 verso, continuation; Folio 65; Folio 65, continuation; Folio 65 verso; Folio 65 verso, continuation; Folio 66; Folio 66, continuation; Folio 66 verso; Folio 66 verso, continuation; Folio 67 Summary In 1725 the Russian Tsar, Peter the Great, signed orders for Vitus Bering to set out on the First Kamchatka Expedition in order to establish if Asia and North America were connected, and to define the north-eastern borders of the Russian Empire. A classic among the voyages of discovery, the expedition took more than five years to complete. It moved across an immense landscape, building two vessels enroute, and claiming the lives of many men, before it set sail to reveal a passage between the two continents - the present day Bering Strait. The only surviving document to preserve the day-to-day d Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Bering, Vitus Jonassen, 1681-1741. SUBJECT Bering, Vitus Jonassen, 1681-1741 fast Kamchatskai︠a︡ ėkspedit︠s︡ii︠a︡ (1st : 1725-1730) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2013036419 Kamchatskai︠a︡ ėkspedit︠s︡ii︠a︡ fast Subject SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography. TRAVEL -- Budget. TRAVEL -- Hikes & Walks. TRAVEL -- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest. TRAVEL -- Parks & Campgrounds. Discoveries in geography SUBJECT Bering Strait -- Discovery and exploration Subject Pacific Ocean -- Bering Strait Form Electronic book ISBN 9788779343054 8779343058

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