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The Journal of Midshipman Chaplin

A record of Bering's first Kamchatka expedition
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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...

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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 details of the entire voyage is the journal of expedition member Midshipman Piotr Chaplin. Chaplin meticulously and impartially recorded all observations on location. His concise entries document the careful mapping of unknown land and give us a rare glimpse of Vitus Bering and the hardship borne by members of this strenuous expedition. The Journal of Midshipman Chaplin is the first complete publication of Chaplin´s journal in any language. It includes introductory articles and commentary by specialists, and is richly furnished with both historic and contemporary maps.

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Serie
Forlag
Aarhus Universitetsforlag
Udgave
1
ISBN
9788779343146
Sprog
Engelsk
Originalsprog
dan
Sider
320
Udgivelsesdato
27-08-2010
Format
Hardback
Varenr.
1670061
EAN nr.
9788779343146
Varegruppe
Historie/mytologi
Højde/Dybde (mm)
27
Bredde (mm)
221
Længde (mm)
280
Vægt (g)
1148

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