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The flattering requisitions of those readers who found amusement in
the narrative of my former voyage, independently of its scientific
details, form an incentive to my present publication. All mere
nautical minutiae, which might be deemed tedious, with the
exception of such as were indispensable, have been omitted. Various
contingencies have delayed the appearance of these Volumes; but I
still hope they will not have altogether lost the charm of novelty
The flattering requisitions of those readers who found amusement in
the narrative of my former voyage, independently of its scientific
details, form an incentive to my present publication. All mere
nautical minutiae, which might be deemed tedious, with the
exception of such as were indispensable, have been omitted. Various
contingencies have delayed the appearance of these Volumes; but I
still hope they will not have altogether lost the charm of novelty
An admirer of Captain Cook, Otto von Kotzebue (1787-1846) was a
leading navigator, in Russian service, circumnavigating the globe
three times. His 1815 expedition set out to find a passage through
the Arctic, study the coastlines of Kamchatka and Alaska, and
explore the Pacific. Among the personnel were the naturalist
Chamisso and the artist Choris, who both contributed valuable
information to the published account, while Eschscholtz, a
physician, collected zoological specimens. Originally published in
1821 in Russian and German, this English translation, presented
with many plates and charts, appeared the same year and formed part
of Darwin's library aboard the Beagle. Volume 1 details the
expedition's inception and presents the journal of the voyage, with
observations of Cape Horn, Polynesia, Siberia, Alaska, California,
and Hawaii. Meteorological details are regularly recorded, but this
account is notable for its vivid descriptions of the peoples
encountered.
An admirer of Captain Cook, Otto von Kotzebue (1787-1846) was a
leading navigator, in Russian service, circumnavigating the globe
three times. His 1815 expedition set out to find a passage through
the Arctic, study the coastlines of Kamchatka and Alaska, and
explore the Pacific. Among the personnel were the naturalist
Chamisso and the artist Choris, who both contributed valuable
information to the published account, while Eschscholtz, a
physician, collected zoological specimens. Originally published in
1821 in Russian and German, this English translation, presented
with many plates and charts, appeared the same year and formed part
of Darwin's library aboard the Beagle. Volume 2 contains the
concluding part of the journal, together with contributions by the
other members of the expedition. Chamisso's chapters on the Pacific
languages are still of interest today, with his glossaries
including words not given in any other contemporary sources.
An admirer of Captain Cook, Otto von Kotzebue (1787-1846) was a
leading navigator, in Russian service, circumnavigating the globe
three times. His 1815 expedition set out to find a passage through
the Arctic, study the coastlines of Kamchatka and Alaska, and
explore the Pacific. Among the personnel were the naturalist
Chamisso and the artist Choris, who both contributed valuable
information to the published account, while Eschscholtz, a
physician, collected zoological specimens. Originally published in
1821 in Russian and German, this English translation, presented
with many plates and charts, appeared the same year and formed part
of Darwin's library aboard the Beagle. Volume 3 continues with
Chamisso's detailed observations as well as contributions by other
members of the expedition. Flora and fauna are identified, mineral
samples taken, and aerometric readings recorded along with the
temperature of the sea.
Title: A voyage of discovery, into the south sea and Beering's sic]
straits: for the purpose of exploring a north-east passage,
undertaken in the years 1815-1818, at the expense of His Highness
... Count Romanzoff, in the ship Rurick, under the command of the
lieutenant in the Russian imperial navy, Otto von Kotzebue.Author:
Otto von KotzebuePublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description:
Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana,
Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books,
pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the
time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich
in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and
westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions,
Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and
more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the
western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on
the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first
decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in
North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this
collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs,
culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It
provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons,
political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation,
literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality
digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand,
making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent
scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP01907601CollectionID:
CTRG96-B1011PublicationDate: 18210101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Translated from the German by H.E. Lloyd.Collation: 3
v.: ill. (some col.), maps; 22 cm
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