A chronological history of North-Eastern voyages of discovery: And of the early eastern navigations of the Russians/ (Record no. 153716)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780665282164 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 910.0916 |
| Item number | BUR/A |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Burney, James |
| 245 #2 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A chronological history of North-Eastern voyages of discovery: And of the early eastern navigations of the Russians/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | James Burney |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Charleston: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Bibliolife, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1819. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | Viii, 310 p. |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Preface<br/>1. Concerning the earliest knowledge obtained of the sea north of Europe and of Asia<br/>2. Voyages made by the English, and by the Hollanders, in search of a North-East Passage from the European seas to India<br/>3. Of the general extension of the Russian Empire<br/>4. Report of a large land in the Icy Sea<br/>5. Attempts from the European Sea to discover a North-East Passage by the Danes, by the Dutch, and by John Wood, an Englishman<br/>6. Invasion of Kamtschatka<br/>7. Of the voyage of Taras Staduchin from the Kolyma to the sea of Kamtschatka<br/>8. Expedition of the Russians against the Tschuktzki<br/>9. Invasion of the Kurili Islands<br/>10. The Russians build ships in the ports of the Eastern Sea<br/>11. Willegin and Amossow in the Icy Sea<br/>12. Voyage of Captain Vitus Bering from Kamtschatka to the North<br/>13. Plans and expeditions of Schestakow<br/>14. Plans formed at Petersburgh for the prosecution of Eastern Discovery<br/>15. Voyage of Spanberg and Walton to Japan<br/>16. Voyage of Commodore Bering and Captain Tschirikow to America<br/>17. Enterprising attempts of Shalauroff, a Russian merchant, to sail round the north-east of Asia<br/>18. Of the lands in the Icy Sea<br/>19. Captain James Cook on the north-west coast of America<br/>20. Captain Cook through Bering's Strait, and in the sea north of the Strait<br/>21. Sequel<br/>22. Expedition of Captain Joseph Billings into the Icy Sea<br/>23. Billings at the Aleutian Islands<br/>24. Journey of Captain Billings through the country of the Tschuktzki<br/>Conclusion. |
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| Keyword | Northeast Passage. |
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| Keyword | Arctic regions -- Russian exploration. . |
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| Keyword | North America -- Discovery and exploration -- Russian |
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| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 28/08/2016 | 910.0916 BUR/A | P08497 | 28/08/2016 | General Books |