Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the North-East of Siberia
Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the North-East of Siberia

Author: Gavriil Andreevich Sarychev

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781022780095

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Originally published in the early 19th century, this account of a Russian scientific expedition to the Arctic is a fascinating glimpse into a harsh and forbidding landscape. Sarychev's descriptions of ice floes, whale hunting, and encounters with native peoples are both vivid and insightful, and his scientific observations helped to expand our knowledge of the Arctic region. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the North-East of Siberia, the Frozen Ocean, and the North-East Sea (Classic Reprint)
Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the North-East of Siberia, the Frozen Ocean, and the North-East Sea (Classic Reprint)

Author: Gawrila Sarytschew

Publisher:

Published: 2017-05-27

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9780282091057

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Excerpt from Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the North-East of Siberia, the Frozen Ocean, and the North-East SeaThe various preparations for the expedition lasted six months; all the necessary astronomical instruments being ordered from England: while much time was occupied in collecting the toys and trifling presents for the savage inhabitants, as well as medals of gold, silver, and copper, which were struck for the same purpose.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of Northern Eurasia
The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of Northern Eurasia

Author: Harri Luukkanen

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution

Published: 2020-09-15

Total Pages: 717

ISBN-13: 1588344762

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The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of Northern Eurasia is a history and description of bark and skin boat traditions of the native peoples of Scandinavia and northern Russia. The history of northern peoples and cultures is inextricably linked to the technology of water transport. This is particularly true in northern Eurasia, where lakes and rivers can connect when overland summer travel is restricted by thick forests or bogs. For thousands of years, native peoples used a variety of bark and skin boats for fishing, hunting, trading, making war, and migrating. The Eurasian peoples, responding to their geography, climate, and environment, learned to construct--and perfect--small watercraft made from dug-out logs or the bark of birch, aspen, larch, and other trees, each variety crafted for its special use and environment. The text describes the design, construction, and uses of skin and bark boats for thirty-five traditional cultures ranging from northern Scandinavia to the Russian Far East, from the Bering Strait to northern China, and from South Siberia to the Arctic Ocean. Regional chapters use evidence from archaeology, historical illustrations and maps, and extensive documentation from ethnography and historical literature to reveal how differences in cultural traditions, historical relationships, climate, and geography have influenced the development and spread of watercraft before the introduction of modern planked boats. This definitive volume is richly illustrated with historical photographs and drawings, first-person explorer accounts from the 16th-19th centuries, and information on traditional bark and skin preparation, wood-bending, and other construction techniques. The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of Northern Eurasia presents a first-ever overview of northern Eurasian boating traditions and serves as the companion to Charles Adney's and Howard Chapelle's classic, The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America (1964).

Explorations and Entanglements
Explorations and Entanglements

Author: Hartmut Berghoff

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2018-11-16

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1789200296

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Traditionally, Germany has been considered a minor player in Pacific history: its presence there was more limited than that of other European nations, and whereas its European rivals established themselves as imperial forces beginning in the early modern era, Germany did not seriously pursue colonialism until the nineteenth century. Yet thanks to recent advances in the field emphasizing transoceanic networks and cultural encounters, it is now possible to develop a more nuanced understanding of the history of Germans in the Pacific. The studies gathered here offer fascinating research into German missionary, commercial, scientific, and imperial activity against the backdrop of the Pacific’s overlapping cultural circuits and complex oceanic transits.