Account of the Russian Discoveries Between Asia and America

William Coxe

Nichols, 1780 - China - 344 pages

Contents

• Voyages in 1745 First discovery of the Aleutian: 29
• Succeſſive voyages from 1747 to 1753: 37
• Voyages from 1753 to 1756 Some of the fur: 48
• Voyages from 1756 to 1758 P: 54
• Voyages in 1758 1759 and 1760 to: 61
• Voyage of Andrean Tolſtyk in the St Andrean: 71
• Voyage of the Zacharias and Elizabeth fitted: 80
• Voyage of the vessel called the Trinity under: 89
• Voyage of Stephen GlottoffHe reaches: 106
• Solovioffs voyageHe reaches Unalaſhka: 131
• Voyage of OtcheredinHe winters upon: 156
• ConclufionGeneral position and fituation: 164
• CHINA p: 175
• Commencement of boftilities between the Ruffians: 197
• Account of the Ruffian and Chineſe ſettlements: 211
• Commerce between the Chineſe and Ruſſians: 231
• Description of Zuruchaituand its tradetrans: 244
• PART III: 249
• Concerning the longitude of Kamtchatka and of: 267
• Summary of the proofs tending to fhew that Beer: 277
• Pofition of the Andreanoffſky Ifles ascertained: 288
• Conjectures concerning the proximity of the: 291
• List of the New Discovered Iſlands procured from: 297
• Specimen of the Aleutian language P: 303
• Tartarian rhubarb brought to Kiachta by: 332

Bibliographic information

• Title: Account of the Russian Discoveries Between Asia and America
• Author: William Coxe
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: Nichols, 1780
• Original from: the Bavarian State Library
• Digitized: Mar 4, 2010
• Length: 344 pages