An Account of a Geographical and Astronomical Expedition to the Northern Parts of Russia, Performed by ... J. Billings in the Year 1785 ... to 1794. t

by Martin Sauer and Joseph Billings

Book Overview

Impressed by the discoveries of Captain Cook, and conscious that Russia was lagging behind other countries in terms of navigation and exploration, Catherine the Great commissioned an expedition in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1241495610
• ISBN13: 9781241495619
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions
• Length: 458 Pages
• Weight: 1.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.7"