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Map Karta predstavli︠a︡i︠u︡shchai︠a︡ otkrytii︠a︡ Rossiĭskikh moreplavateleĭ na Tikhom okeane i angliĭskogo kapitana Kukka. Карта представляющая открытия Российских мореплавателей на Тихом океане и английского капитана Кукка.

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Title

  • Karta predstavli︠a︡i︠u︡shchai︠a︡ otkrytii︠a︡ Rossiĭskikh moreplavateleĭ na Tikhom okeane i angliĭskogo kapitana Kukka.

Other Title

  • Карта представляющая открытия Российских мореплавателей на Тихом океане и английского капитана Кукка.

Translated Title

  • Map Presenting the Discoveries of Russian Navigators in the Pacific Ocean, as Well as Those of Captain Cook.

Summary

  • This 1787 map shows the voyages of the leading Russian explorers of the North Pacific: Bering, Chirikov, Krenitsyn, Shpanberg, Walton, Shel'ting, and Petushkov. It also shows the 1778-79 voyage of British Captain James Cook. The route of each voyage is depicted in great detail, with ship locations plotted by the day. Other details on the map include administrative borders, population centers, Chukchi dwellings, and impassable ice. The inset map is of Kodiak Island, Alaska, denoted here by its Russian name of Kykhtak. World Digital Library.

Names

  • Wilbrecht, Alexander , cartographer.

Created / Published

  • Saint Petersburg, Russia : [publisher not identified], 1787.

Headings

  • -  Russian Federation
  • -  Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
  • -  Kamchatka Krai
  • -  United States of America
  • -  Alaska
  • -  Bering, Vitus (1680-1741)
  • -  Chirikov, Alekseĭ Il'ich. (1703-1748)
  • -  Shpanberg,Martyn Petrovich (um.1761) Val'ton ėkspedit︠s︡ii 1777
  • -  Kuk,Dzheĭms (1728-1779) Golikov,ėkspedit︠s︡ii︠a︡
  • -  Izmailov, G.A. Ėkspedit︠s︡ii︠a︡
  • -  Shel'ting A.E.(1717-1772) ėkspedit︠s︡ii︠a︡
  • -  Cook, James, 1728-1779
  • -  Exploration and encounters
  • -  Explorers
  • -  Siberia
  • -  Voyages and travels
  • -  Беринг, Витус (1680-1741)
  • -  Чириков, Алексей Ильич. (1703-1748)
  • -  Шпанберг,Мартын Петрович (ум.1761) Вальтон экспедиции 1777
  • -  Кук,Джеймс (1728-1779) Голиков,экспедиция
  • -  Измаилов, Г.А. Экспедиция
  • -  Шельтинг А.Е.(1717-1772) экспедиция

Notes

  • -  Dop. karta: Polozhenie Kykhtaka i okolo lezhashchikh ostrovov, otkrytykh i opisannykh na sudne kapitana Golikova s kompaniei︠u︡, shturmanom G.A.Izmailovym.
  • -  Pokazany marshruty puteshestviĭ: kapitana V.I.Beringa na sever v 1728g. i na vostok v 1741g., kapitana P.Chirikova na vostok, kapitana P.K.Krenit︠s︡ina na vostok v 1768g., kapitana M.P.Shpanberga na i︠u︡g v 1738g., leĭtenanta Val'tona na i︠u︡g v 1777g., michmana A.E.Shel'tinga v 1741g., shturmana Petushkova na i︠u︡g v 1777g., kapitana D. Kuka v 1778-1779gg., ezhednevnye mesta nakhozhdenii︠a︡ sudov; adm. granit︠s︡y, otd. nasel. punkty, chukotskie zhilishcha; neprokhodimye l'dy, rel'ef perspekt. risunkom i shtrikhami.Karta okhvatyvaet akvatorii︠u︡ Tikhogo okeana k severu ot ėkvatora i pribrezhnye chasti Azii i Severnoĭ Ameriki.
  • -  Original map at: National Library of Russia
  • -  Доп. карта: Положение Кыхтака и около лежащих островов, открытых и описанных на судне капитана Голикова с компаниею, штурманом Г.А.Измаиловым.
  • -  Показаны маршруты путешествий: капитана В.И.Беринга на север в 1728г. и на восток в 1741г., капитана П.Чирикова на восток, капитана П.К.Креницина на восток в 1768г., капитана М.П.Шпанберга на юг в 1738г., лейтенанта Вальтона на юг в 1777г., мичмана А.Е.Шельтинга в 1741г., штурмана Петушкова на юг в 1777г., капитана Д. Кука в 1778-1779гг., ежедневные места нахождения судов; адм. границы, отд. насел. пункты, чукотские жилища; непроходимые льды, рельеф перспект. рисунком и штрихами.Карта охватывает акваторию Тихого океана к северу от экватора и прибрежные части Азии и Северной Америки.

Medium

  • 1 map ; 52 x 80 cm, 63 x 89 cm, (65 x 98 cm)

Source Collection

  • Maps and Atlases from the National Library of Russia

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018693875

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Wilbrecht, Alexander , Cartographer. Karta predstavli︠a︡i︠u︡shchai︠a︡ otkrytii︠a︡ Rossiĭskikh moreplavateleĭ na Tikhom okeane i angliĭskogo kapitana Kukka. [Saint Petersburg, Russia: publisher not identified, 1787] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2018693875/.

APA citation style:

Wilbrecht, A. (1787) Karta predstavli︠a︡i︠u︡shchai︠a︡ otkrytii︠a︡ Rossiĭskikh moreplavateleĭ na Tikhom okeane i angliĭskogo kapitana Kukka. [Saint Petersburg, Russia: publisher not identified] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2018693875/.

MLA citation style:

Wilbrecht, Alexander , Cartographer. Karta predstavli︠a︡i︠u︡shchai︠a︡ otkrytii︠a︡ Rossiĭskikh moreplavateleĭ na Tikhom okeane i angliĭskogo kapitana Kukka. [Saint Petersburg, Russia: publisher not identified, 1787] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2018693875/>.