The History of Kamtschatka, and the Kurilski Islands, with th... - 9781108075428
The History of Kamtschatka, and the Kurilski Islands, with the Countries AdjacentAuthor(s): Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov, James Grieve\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108075428, 978-1108075428\nSynopsis\nJames Grieve [tel], physician to Catherine the Great of Russia, and translator of this book, published posthumously in English in 1764, apologises in his 'Advertisement' for the crudeness and rambling nature of Stepan Krasheninnikov's original work, which nevertheless contains 'many very useful remarks, greatly contributing to the improvement of the trade, geography, and natural history, of the country he describes'. In 1755, Krasheninnikov [tel] had published his account of an expedition to Kamchatka between 1733 and 1743, under Vitus Bering, to increase knowledge of regions to the east, in particular whether a sea route to North America could be established. Krasheninnikov was to serve a.
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