JURIJ FEDOROVICH LISJANSKIJ (1773-1837). Journey around the World 1803, 4, 5 and 1806 (...) 2 vols, edition with autograph by Lisyansky based on the preface, Petersburg 1812/Lisyansky, Yuri Fedorovi (1773-1837). Puteshestvy Vokruk Sveta in 1803. 4th 5...
Yuri Lisyansky (1773-1837), voyage around the world 1803, 4, 5 and 1806, on behalf of His Imperial Majesty Alexander the First with the ship Neva (...)
St. Petersburg 1812, in 2 volumes, preface volume 1 on page VI signed by Yuri Lisyansky, with an engraving by A. G. Uchtomsky, portrait of Lisjansky based on a drawing by Gerrit Jacobus Geusendam, original half-leather bindings, the 2 volumes each approx. 21 x 14 x 4 cm.
Original title:
Lisyansky, Yuri Fedorovi (1773-1837).
Puteshestvy Vokruk Sveta in 1803. 4th 5th and 1806 days ago, by Povelenik Ego Imperatorskago Welichestva Aleksándra Pervago Korabla Neve, Povelichestva Lota Kapitan-Leytenanta, Nyne Kapitana i-Go Ranga and Kavalera Yeriya Lisyanskaya. - Sanktpetterburg: In Tipografi Drechslera, 1812. - 8° (22 cm). -
Predislovy Tom 1 na Stranice VI s Podpissko Yuriya Lisyanskogo,
Gravirovka Punktirum A. G. Ukhtomsky, Portret . Lisyanskogo po Risunku G. JA. Gosendama.
In 1803—1806, Lisyansky took part in the first Russian circumnavigation of the world as commander of the merchant ship 'Neva. ' The leader of the expedition and commander of the ship 'Nadezhda' was I. F. Krusenstern. On August 1, 1803, the ships left Kronstadt, crossed the Atlantic, rounded Cape Horn, sailed to the Pacific and reached the Hawaiian Islands. The 'Nadezhda' then went to Kamchatka and the 'Neva' to Alaska, where Lisyansky stayed for over a year. On the way back, the ships met in Canton (Guangzhou), reached South Africa together and then split up again. For the first time in the history of shipping, Lisyansky traveled from Canton to Portsmouth without docking in ports (the 'Neva' spent 142 days uninterrupted at sea). In August 1806, the expedition returned to Kronstadt. She explored little-known areas of the Pacific Ocean, observed ocean currents, temperatures, and the specific gravity of water, prepared hydrographic descriptions of the coasts, and collected extensive ethnographic material. During the trip, Lisyansky corrected numerous inaccuracies in sea descriptions and maps.
In the present work, Lisyansky left a comprehensive description of the trip. Among other things, he described exotic animal and plant worlds, the life and beliefs of Pacific Islanders and even created a dictionary of the inhabitants of the islands of Nuka Giva, Hawaii and Kodiak, which were once of great importance for sailors on long trips. Lisyansky himself also translated the book into English.Show more
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Yuri Lisyansky (1773-1837), voyage around the world 1803, 4, 5 and 1806, on behalf of His Imperial Majesty Alexander the First with the ship Neva (...)
St. Petersburg 1812, in 2 volumes, preface volume 1 on page VI signed by Yuri Lisyansky, with an engraving by A. G. Uchtomsky, portrait of Lisjansky based on a drawing by Gerrit Jacobus Geusendam, original half-leather bindings, the 2 volumes each approx. 21 x 14 x 4 cm.
Original title:
Lisyansky, Yuri Fedorovi (1773-1837).
Puteshestvy Vokruk Sveta in 1803. 4th 5th and 1806 days ago, by Povelenik Ego Imperatorskago Welichestva Aleksándra Pervago Korabla Neve, Povelichestva Lota Kapitan-Leytenanta, Nyne Kapitana i-Go Ranga and Kavalera Yeriya Lisyanskaya. - Sanktpetterburg: In Tipografi Drechslera, 1812. - 8° (22 cm). -
Predislovy Tom 1 na Stranice VI s Podpissko Yuriya Lisyanskogo,
Gravirovka Punktirum A. G. Ukhtomsky, Portret . Lisyanskogo po Risunku G. JA. Gosendama.
In 1803—1806, Lisyansky took part in the first Russian circumnavigation of the world as commander of the merchant ship 'Neva. ' The leader of the expedition and commander of the ship 'Nadezhda' was I. F. Krusenstern. On August 1, 1803, the ships left Kronstadt, crossed the Atlantic, rounded Cape Horn, sailed to the Pacific and reached the Hawaiian Islands. The 'Nadezhda' then went to Kamchatka and the 'Neva' to Alaska, where Lisyansky stayed for over a year. On the way back, the ships met in Canton (Guangzhou), reached South Africa together and then split up again. For the first time in the history of shipping, Lisyansky traveled from Canton to Portsmouth without docking in ports (the 'Neva' spent 142 days uninterrupted at sea). In August 1806, the expedition returned to Kronstadt. She explored little-known areas of the Pacific Ocean, observed ocean currents, temperatures, and the specific gravity of water, prepared hydrographic descriptions of the coasts, and collected extensive ethnographic material. During the trip, Lisyansky corrected numerous inaccuracies in sea descriptions and maps.
In the present work, Lisyansky left a comprehensive description of the trip. Among other things, he described exotic animal and plant worlds, the life and beliefs of Pacific Islanders and even created a dictionary of the inhabitants of the islands of Nuka Giva, Hawaii and Kodiak, which were once of great importance for sailors on long trips. Lisyansky himself also translated the book into English.Show more
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