Название: Eastbound through Siberia: Observations from the Great Northern Expedition
Автор: Georg Wilhelm Steller
Издательство: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253047781
Год: 2020
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 250
Размер: 13,0 МБ
Язык: Английский
In the winter of 1739, Georg Steller received word from Empress Anna of Russia that he was to embark on a secret expedition to the far reaches of Siberia as a member of the Great Northern Expedition. While searching for economic possibilities and strategic advantages, Steller was to send back descriptions of everything he saw.