A Chronological History of North-Eastern Voyages of Discovery And of the Early Eastern Navigations of the Russians
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- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- CHAP. I Concerning the earliest knowledge obtained of the sea north of Europe and of Asia
- CHAP. II Voyages made by the English, and by the Hollanders, in search of a North-East Passage from the European seas to India
- CHAP. III Of the general extension of the Russian Empire
- CHAP. IV Report of a large land in the Icy Sea
- CHAP. V Attempts from the European Sea to discover a North-East Passage by the Danes, by the Dutch, and by John Wood, an Englishman
- CHAP. VI Invasion of Kamtschatka
- CHAP. VII Of the voyage of Taras Staduchin from the Kolyma to the sea of Kamtschatka
- CHAP. VIII Expedition of the Russians against the Tschuktzki
- CHAP. IX Invasion of the Kurili Islands
- CHAP. X The Russians build ships in the ports of the Eastern Sea
- CHAP. XI Willegin and Amossow in the Icy Sea
- CHAP. XII Voyage of Captain Vitus Bering from Kamtschatka to the North
- CHAP. XIII Plans and expeditions of Schestakow
- CHAP. XIV Plans formed at Petersburgh for the prosecution of Eastern Discovery
- CHAP. XV Voyage of Spanberg and Walton to Japan
- CHAP. XVI Voyage of Commodore Bering and Captain Tschirikow to America
- CHAP. XVII Enterprising attempts of Shalauroff, a Russian merchant, to sail round the north-east of Asia
- CHAP. XVIII Of the lands in the Icy Sea
- CHAP. XIX Captain James Cook on the North-west Coast of America
- CHAP. XX Captain Cook through Bering's Strait, and in the sea north of the Strait
- CHAP. XXI Sequel
- CHAP. XXII Expedition of Captain Joseph Billings into the Icy Sea
- CHAP. XXIII Billings at the Aleutian Islands
- CHAP. XXIV Journey of Captain Billings through the country of the Tschuktzki
- CHAP. XXV Conclusion
CHAP. XIII - Plans and expeditions of Schestakow
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- CHAP. I Concerning the earliest knowledge obtained of the sea north of Europe and of Asia
- CHAP. II Voyages made by the English, and by the Hollanders, in search of a North-East Passage from the European seas to India
- CHAP. III Of the general extension of the Russian Empire
- CHAP. IV Report of a large land in the Icy Sea
- CHAP. V Attempts from the European Sea to discover a North-East Passage by the Danes, by the Dutch, and by John Wood, an Englishman
- CHAP. VI Invasion of Kamtschatka
- CHAP. VII Of the voyage of Taras Staduchin from the Kolyma to the sea of Kamtschatka
- CHAP. VIII Expedition of the Russians against the Tschuktzki
- CHAP. IX Invasion of the Kurili Islands
- CHAP. X The Russians build ships in the ports of the Eastern Sea
- CHAP. XI Willegin and Amossow in the Icy Sea
- CHAP. XII Voyage of Captain Vitus Bering from Kamtschatka to the North
- CHAP. XIII Plans and expeditions of Schestakow
- CHAP. XIV Plans formed at Petersburgh for the prosecution of Eastern Discovery
- CHAP. XV Voyage of Spanberg and Walton to Japan
- CHAP. XVI Voyage of Commodore Bering and Captain Tschirikow to America
- CHAP. XVII Enterprising attempts of Shalauroff, a Russian merchant, to sail round the north-east of Asia
- CHAP. XVIII Of the lands in the Icy Sea
- CHAP. XIX Captain James Cook on the North-west Coast of America
- CHAP. XX Captain Cook through Bering's Strait, and in the sea north of the Strait
- CHAP. XXI Sequel
- CHAP. XXII Expedition of Captain Joseph Billings into the Icy Sea
- CHAP. XXIII Billings at the Aleutian Islands
- CHAP. XXIV Journey of Captain Billings through the country of the Tschuktzki
- CHAP. XXV Conclusion
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- A Chronological History of North-Eastern Voyages of DiscoveryAnd of the Early Eastern Navigations of the Russians, pp. 128 - 137Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012First published in: 1819