Journey Through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788: The Journal and Selected LettersUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1966 - 293 pages |
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... ship from Okhotsk to Avacha Bay , and from there to North America . Writing of Kam- chatka and Siberia for the first time in his Cook Journal , Ledyard made the following comment : " This [ Kamchatka ] is one of the southern circles of ...
... ship from Okhotsk to Avacha Bay , and from there to North America . Writing of Kam- chatka and Siberia for the first time in his Cook Journal , Ledyard made the following comment : " This [ Kamchatka ] is one of the southern circles of ...
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... ships , which they hoped Louis XVI would finance , and to set out in October 1785 for Nootka Sound and Alaska via the Horn and Hawaii . After a “ factory ” on the northwest coast had been set up , Ledyard , with one ship and 24. Letter ...
... ships , which they hoped Louis XVI would finance , and to set out in October 1785 for Nootka Sound and Alaska via the Horn and Hawaii . After a “ factory ” on the northwest coast had been set up , Ledyard , with one ship and 24. Letter ...
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... ship , would meanwhile try to sell the first load of furs in Japan , Macao , or Canton . He then would return to the “ factory ” for more furs ; and both ships , loaded with sea otter , would proceed to the Orient to exchange them for ...
... ship , would meanwhile try to sell the first load of furs in Japan , Macao , or Canton . He then would return to the “ factory ” for more furs ; and both ships , loaded with sea otter , would proceed to the Orient to exchange them for ...
Contents
A Biographical Sketch | 3 |
Significance and Problems of Interpre | 32 |
Siberia in the Eighteenth Century | 53 |
Copyright | |
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