Exploring and Mapping Alaska : The Russian America Era, 1741-1867 /

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"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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Postnikov, A. V. (Alekseĭ Vladimirovich)
Otros Autores: Falk, Marvin W., 1943- (editeur intellectuel.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Ruso
Publicado: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Russians.
Discoveries in geography > American.
Discoveries in geography > Russian.
Cartography.
Russes > Amerique du Nord > Histoire.
Cartographie > Alaska > Histoire.
Decouvertes geographiques.
Russians > North America > History.
Cartography > Alaska > History.
North America.
Alaska.
Alaska > Decouverte et exploration.
Amerique du Nord > Decouverte et exploration.
Alaska > Discovery and exploration > American.
North America > Discovery and exploration > Russian.
Livres numeriques.
History.
Ressources Internet.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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