Account of a voyage of discovery to the North-East of Siberia, the Frozen Ocean and the North-East Sea
by Sarychev, Gavriil Andreevich (1763-1831)
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- ISBN 10
- 9060720040
- ISBN 13
- 9789060720042
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Amsterdam, N. Israel; New York, Da Capo Press, 1969. Fine Facsimile Reprint. Hardback. An exceptional copy with mylar-sleeved simile vellum. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective wrapping.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; Description: 2 v. in 1. (70,80 pp) illus. (part col.) 23 cm. Notes: Translation of Puteshestvie flota kapitana Sarycheva po severovostochnoi chasti Sibiri. Subjects: Geograficheskaia i astronomicheskaia ekspeditsiia v severovostochnye chasti Rosii (1785-1794) Siberia, Northeastern (Russia) --Description and travel. Arctic regions. Series: Bibliotheca Australiana, 64. Summary: Sarytschew's account of the Billing expedition for the Russian Government of 1785. Sarytschew was the surveyor on this expedition, during which Alaska and the Aleutians were carefully charted for the first time.
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- Title
- Account of a voyage of discovery to the North-East of Siberia, the Frozen Ocean and the North-East Sea
- Author
- Sarychev, Gavriil Andreevich (1763-1831)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- Fine Facsimile Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 9060720040
- ISBN 13
- 9789060720042
- Publisher
- Amsterdam, N. Israel; New York, Da Capo Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
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