Travels in Kamtschatka: Volume 1: During the Years 1787 and 1788 Contributor(s): Lesseps, Jean-Baptiste-Barth Lemy De (Author), De Lesseps, Jean-Baptiste-Barthelemy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108062822 ISBN-13: 9781108062824 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2013 Click for more in this series: Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian His |
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BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General |
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian His |
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (0.85 lbs) 304 pages |
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: Jean-Baptiste-Barth lemy de Lesseps (1766-1834), a French diplomat, served as an interpreter on La P rouse's voyage around the world, which sailed from Brest in 1785. In 1787, on the eastern coast of the Kamchatka peninsula, he was tasked with an overland mission to get reports back to France as La P rouse proceeded to Australia. This two-volume work, reissued here in its English translation of 1790, is a compelling account of the one-year journey from Russia to France, and a tale of endurance and resourcefulness in the face of forbidding conditions. More than a mere journal, it also relates the author's observations on the way of life in Kamchatka, its institutions and trade. Rich in detail, the work will appeal to historians and readers with an interest in transcontinental adventure. Volume 1 covers his journey from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to the north-eastern extremity of the Sea of Okhotsk. |
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