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Exploring and Mapping Alaska : The Russian America Era, 1741-1867 /
"Russia first encountered Alaska in 1741 as part of the most ambitious and expensive expedition of the entire eighteenth century. For centuries since, cartographers have struggled to define and develop the enormous region comprising northeastern Asia, the North Pacific, and Alaska. The forces o...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Ruso |
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Fairbanks :
University of Alaska Press,
[2015]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Postnikov, A. V. |q (Alekseĭ Vladimirovich) | |
| 240 | 1 | 0 | |a Russkai͡a Amerika v geograficheskikh opisanii͡akh i na kartakh. |l Anglais |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Exploring and Mapping Alaska : |b The Russian America Era, 1741-1867 / |c Alexey Postnikov and Marvin Falk ; translated by Lydia Black. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Fairbanks : |b University of Alaska Press, |c [2015] | |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Preface; Acknowledgments; I. The Russian Advance Toward the Pacific Ocean; II. Are America and Asia Joined?; III. Mapping the Distribution of Water and Land in the North Pacific (1750-1800); IV. The Exploration and Cartography of Russian America (1799-1867); V. The Sale of Alaska and the International Expedition to Effect a Telegraph Link between North America and Europe via Siberia; Conclusion: Russian Heritage and the Influence of GeographicExplorations in Alaska; Bibliography; Index. | |
| 520 | |a "Russia first encountered Alaska in 1741 as part of the most ambitious and expensive expedition of the entire eighteenth century. For centuries since, cartographers have struggled to define and develop the enormous region comprising northeastern Asia, the North Pacific, and Alaska. The forces of nature and the follies of human error conspired to make the area incredibly difficult to map. Exploring and Mapping Alaska focuses on this foundational period in Arctic cartography. Russia spurred a golden era of cartographic exploration, while shrouding their efforts in a veil of secrecy. They drew both on old systems developed by early fur traders and new methodologies created in Europe. With Great Britain, France, and Spain following close behind, their expeditions led to an astounding increase in the world's knowledge of North America. Through engrossing descriptions of the explorations and expert navigators, aided by informative illustrations, readers can clearly trace the evolution of the maps of the era, watching as a once-mysterious region came into sharper focus. The result of years of cross-continental research, Exploring and Mapping Alaska is a fascinating study of the trials and triumphs of one of the last great eras of historic mapmaking"-- |c Resume de l'editeur. | ||
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