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Account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America, to which are added, the conquest of Siberia, and the history of the transactions and commerce between Russia and China Coxe, William, 1747-1828
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"The Reverend Mr. Coxe visited Russia in 1788 and collected oral and manuscript accounts of discoveries. He also consulted Miiller and PalIas. His work consists of an almost complete translation of Neu Nachrichten von den neuentdekten Insuin by J.L.S., variously ascribed to A.L. von Schliizer, J.B. Scherer, J.L. Schultz; abstracts of the journals of Krenitsin and Levashev (not previously known even to Russian readers); and a number of other documents with useful introductory and editorial matter, ref. P.S. PalIas. Bering's successors, 1745-1780; contributions by Peter Simon Pallas [edited] by J.R. Masterson and H.Brower. Seattle, 1948, p.10." -- Strathern, G. M., & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 67-68.
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Account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America, to which are added, the conquest of Siberia, and the history of the transactions and commerce between Russia and China
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London : T. Cadell
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| Date Issued |
1780
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| Description |
"The Reverend Mr. Coxe visited Russia in 1788 and collected oral and manuscript accounts of discoveries. He also consulted Miiller and PalIas. His work consists of an almost complete translation of Neu Nachrichten von den neuentdekten Insuin by J.L.S., variously ascribed to A.L. von Schliizer, J.B. Scherer, J.L. Schultz; abstracts of the journals of Krenitsin and Levashev (not previously known even to Russian readers); and a number of other documents with useful introductory and editorial matter, ref. P.S. PalIas. Bering's successors, 1745-1780; contributions by Peter Simon Pallas [edited] by J.R. Masterson and H.Brower. Seattle, 1948, p.10." -- Strathern, G. M., & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 67-68.
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| Extent |
xxii, 344 pages : illustrations (folded), maps (folded), advertisements ; 28 cm
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application/pdf
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| Language |
English
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| Identifier |
F5907 .C84; II-0130
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Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5907 .C84
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| Date Available |
2016-06-23
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0308105
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