The great Russian navigator, A.I. Chirikov /

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Author / Creator:Divin, Vasiliĭ Afanasʹevich
Uniform title:Velikiĭ ruskiĭ moreplavatelʹ A.I. Chirikov. English
Imprint:Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, 1993.
Description:xiii, 319 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:Rasmuson Library historical translation series, 0890-7935 ; v. 6
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1472187
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Other authors / contributors:Fisher, Raymond Henry, 1907-
ISBN:0912006633 (acid-free paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-300) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Maps
  • Translator's Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Chirikov's Participation in the First Siberian-Pacific Ocean Expedition
  • III. Chirikov's Role in the Organization and Preparation of the Second Siberian-Pacific Ocean Expedition
  • IV. Chirikov - Leader of the Journey of the Expedition from St. Petersburg to Okhotsk
  • V. Chirikov's and Bering's Discovery of Northwestern America and the Aleutian Islands
  • VI. Chirikov's Second Voyage
  • VII. Consolidation by Chirikov of the Materials of the Siberian-Pacific Ocean Expeditions and His Proposals for the Assimilation and Strengthening of the Security of the Far East
  • VIII. Epilogue
  • Appendices
  • Document 1. From the Personal File of A. I. Chirikov
  • Document 2. Report by Chirikov to the State Admirality College
  • Bibliography
  • Supplementary Bibliography
  • Index