{"product_id":"vitus-bering-the-discoverer-of-bering-strait-paperback-9781108041515","title":"Vitus Bering: The Discoverer of Bering Strait (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108041515","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVitus Bering: The Discoverer of Bering Strait\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 1889 translation of an 1885 biography of Bering (1681–1741), the Danish-Russian explorer of the Siberian and Alaskan coasts.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Lauridsen (Author), Julius E. Olson (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108041515, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 2 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eVitus Bering (1681–1741) was a Danish-born Russian navigator. He enlisted in the Russian navy and fought during the Great Northern War (1700–21) against the Swedish Empire. In 1725 he received a commission from Peter the Great to discover whether there was a land bridge between Russia and America. He sailed through what would later be called the Bering Strait, but was unable to reach America on this first attempt. He succeeded on his next voyage, later named the Great Northern Expedition, and set about mapping significant sections of North American coastline. He also charted the Arctic coast of Siberia, 'discovered' Japan from the North and became the first European to explore Alaska. Published in English translation for the American market in 1889, this sympathetic biography by the historian and geographer Peter Lauridsen (1846–1923) had originally appeared in Danish in 1885. It includes extensive notes and an index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction to the American edition Frederick Schwatka\u003cbr\u003e Translator's preface\u003cbr\u003e Author's preface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Bering's First Expedition: 1. Russia and England in the work of Arctic exploration\u003cbr\u003e 2. Bering's nativity\u003cbr\u003e 3. Plans for Bering's first expedition\u003cbr\u003e 4. Bering's knowledge of Siberian geography\u003cbr\u003e 5. The building of the Gabriel\u003cbr\u003e 6. The task assigned by Peter the Great accomplished\u003cbr\u003e 7. Bering's winter at the fort\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Great Northern Expedition: 8. Bering's plans for a second expedition\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Great Northern Expedition on its way through Siberia\u003cbr\u003e 10. Delay of the expedition caused by the death of Lassenius and his command in the Arctic regions\u003cbr\u003e 11. Final preparations for the Pacific expeditions\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Various Expeditions: 12. The Arctic expeditions\u003cbr\u003e 13. The discovery of the Kurile Islands and Japan from the North\u003cbr\u003e 14. Preparations for Bering's voyage of discovery to America\u003cbr\u003e 15. The discovery of America from the East\u003cbr\u003e 16. Bering's place of landing on the American coast\u003cbr\u003e 17. Explorations along the American coast\u003cbr\u003e 18. The discovery of the Aleutian Islands\u003cbr\u003e 19. The stay on Bering Island\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. Bering's report to the Admiralty from Okhotsk\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913196396824,"sku":"9781108041515","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108041515i.jpg?v=1696746507","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/vitus-bering-the-discoverer-of-bering-strait-paperback-9781108041515","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}