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Travels in Kamtschatka 2 Volume Set

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Travels in Kamtschatka 2 Volume Set

Travels in Kamtschatka 2 Volume Set

During the Years 1787 and 1788
Jean-Baptiste Barthélemy de Lesseps
October 2013
Out of stock in print form with no current plan to reprint
Multiple copy pack
9781108062848
£50.99
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2 Paperback books
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    Jean-Baptiste-Barthélemy de Lesseps (1766–1834), a French diplomat, served as an interpreter on La Pérouse's voyage around the world, which sailed from Brest in 1785. In 1787, on the eastern coast of the Kamchatka peninsula, he was tasked with an overland mission to get reports back to France as La Pérouse proceeded to Australia. This two-volume work, reissued here in its English translation of 1790, is a compelling account of the one-year journey from Russia to France, and a tale of endurance and resourcefulness in the face of forbidding conditions. More than a mere journal, it also relates the author's observations on the way of life in Kamchatka, its institutions and trade. Rich in detail, the work will appeal to historians and readers with an interest in transcontinental adventure. Volume 1 covers his journey to the Sea of Okhotsk's north-eastern extremity, while Volume 2 follows the return to France.

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    October 2013
    Multiple copy pack
    9781108062848
    726 pages
    215 × 140 × 41 mm
    0.95kg
    Out of stock in print form with no current plan to reprint

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    Table of Contents

    • Volume 1: Preface
    • Travels, from departure from the naval expedition to arrival at Poustaretsk. Volume 2: Travels, from the departure from Poustaretsk to the return to Versailles
    • Vocabulary of the Kamschadale, Koriac, Tchouktchi, and Lamout languages
    • Vocabulary of the Kamschadale language at St Peter and St Paul's, and at Paratounka.
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