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  • Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait

    Enriched edition. Unveiling the Arctic Explorer's Legacy

    by Peter Lauridsen, Basil Cunningham ...
    Translated by Julius E. Olsen ...
    In "Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait," Peter Lauridsen presents an incisive exploration of the life and expeditions of Vitus Bering, whose name is inextricably linked to the geographical marvel of the Bering Strait. This meticulously researched biography interweaves historical narrative with a rich analysis of 18th-century maritime exploration, filled with vivid descriptions and a ... Read more

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  • Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait

    Enriched edition.

    by Peter Lauridsen, Brett Morgan ...
    Translated by Julius E. Olsen ...
    In "Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait," Peter Lauridsen provides a meticulously researched account of the life and expeditions of the Russian navigator Vitus Bering. This engaging narrative blends biographical elements with a historical analysis of the 18th-century explorations that reshaped European perceptions of the Pacific. Lauridsen's scholarly approach is complemented by a rich ... Read more

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  • Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait

    by Peter Lauridsen ...
    Translated by Julius E. Olsen ...
    In the era of the great geographic discoveries, the greatest countries of the world competed for the right to set their rule on the newly discovered territories. Virtus Bering was one of the heroic explorers into the north of the Russian Siberia, who, thanks to the acknowledgment of Sir James Cook, is considered the pioneer of the Bering Strait. Vitus Bering (1681-1741) was a Danish cartographer ... Read more

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  • Russian Explorations, 1725-1743

    Vitus Bering: The Discoverer of Bering Strait

    by Peter Lauridsen, Julius E Olson, Translator, Federick Schwatka, Introduction ...
    Russian Explorations, 1725-1743Vitus Bering: The Discoverer of Bering StraitThis edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and IndexCONTENTSLieut. Schwatka's IntroductionTranslator's PrefaceAuthor's PrefacePART I.BERING'S FIRST EXPEDITION.Chapter I.Russia and England in the work of Arctic exploration.—Vitus Bering's rank as an explorerChapter II.Bering's nativit... ... Read more

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