Vitus bering: the discoverer of bering strait
Auteur :
Lauridsen, Peter
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108041515
Date de publication :
22 déc. 2011
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
320 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Published in Danish in 1885, and translated into English in 1889, this is a sympathetic biography of the great Danish explorer Vitus Bering (1681–1741). It describes his experiences in the Russian navy and his many voyages of exploration around Alaska and Siberia, including the ten-year-long Great Northern Expedition.