Beringiana 5: The Journal of Midshipman Chaplin -  - Böcker - Aarhus Universitetsforlag - 9788779343146 - 27 augusti 2010
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Beringiana 5: The Journal of Midshipman Chaplin 1:a utgåva

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.


320 pages, colour illus & tables

Media Böcker     Inbunden Bok   (Inbunden bok med hårda pärmar och skyddsomslag)
Specielt cover Hardback
Releasedatum 27 augusti 2010
ISBN13 9788779343146
Utgivare Aarhus Universitetsforlag
Genre Läroböcker     Historie & Mytologi
Antal sidor 320
Mått 221 × 280 × 27 mm   ·   1,15 kg
Språk Engelska  
Originalspråk Danska
Redaktör Fedorova, Tatiana S
Redaktör Sedov, Viktor G
Redaktör Urness, Carol L