Voyage round the world, in the years 1803, 1804, 1805, & 1806 : by order of His Imperial Majesty Alexander the First, on board the ships Nadeshda and Neva, under the command of Captain A.J. von Krusenstern
- Creation Date
- 1813
- Creators
- Physical Description
-
2 volumes in 1 : color illustrations, folded map ; 28 cm
- Material Details
-
text
- Note
-
First published simultaneously in Russian and German
Special Collections copy formerly owned by Kenneth E. Hill
Special Collections v.2 imprint varies: Printed by T. Davidson for John Murray
Spine title: Krusenstern's voyage round the world
This is the first English ed.; Hill I, p. 167. "Kruzenshtern was unhappy with the translation, feeling that the translator lacked knowledge of nautical information..."--Hill
Without the atlas accompanying the Russian/German edition, and the French translations
"Captain Kruzenshtern, appointed to command the first Russian round-the-world expedition, had serving with him... Lisianski, Langsdorff, and Kotzebue. [He] was to attempt to open relations with Nippon and the Sandwich Islands, to facilitate trade in South America to examine California for a possible colony, and make a thorough study and report of the Northwest coast, its trade and its future."--Hill
- Series
- Corporate Names
- Topic
Format
View formats within this collection
- Languages
- English
- German
- Russian
- Identifier
-
Mms: 991000003419706535
- Bibliography
-
Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages, 952
- Publication
-
London, Printed by C. Roworth for J. Murray
- Copyright
-
Public domain (US)
Use: This work is available from the UC San Diego Library. This digital copy of the work is intended to support research, teaching, and private study.
Constraint(s) on Use: This work may be used without prior permission.
- Digital Object Made Available By
-
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca)
- Last Modified
2024-07-20