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Book/Printed Material Kratkoe Opisanie ob Amerikanskom Ostrov Kad'i︠a︡k. Краткое Описание об Американском Остров Кадьяк.

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Title

  • Kratkoe Opisanie ob Amerikanskom Ostrov Kad'i︠a︡k.

Other Title

  • Краткое Описание об Американском Остров Кадьяк.

Translated Title

  • A Short History of the American Island of Kodiak.

Summary

  • Kratkoe opisanie ob amerikanskom ostrov Kad'iak (A short history of the American island of Kodiak) is a brief work about the ecosystem of Kodiak Island in Alaska. Published in Moscow in 1805, not long after the first Russian settlement in Alaska, the book covers the general topography, flora, fauna, and climate of the island. Kodiak was a popular topic among upper-class Russians in the early 19th century, because of the establishment of a Russian Orthodox mission on the island in 1794 and the commercial work of the Russian-American Company in the region from 1799. The native people are very briefly described in the book, which ends with a short description of the establishment of the mission on Kodiak. The book was digitized at the National Library of Russia in the early 2000s for the Meeting of Frontiers digital library project. World Digital Library.

Headings

  • -  Animals
  • -  Climate
  • -  Ecology
  • -  Kodiak Island (Alaska)
  • -  Plants
  • -  Russia -- Colonies
  • -  United States of America
  • -  Alaska
  • -  Kodiak

Notes

  • -  Original text at: National Library of Russia

Medium

  • 18 pages ; 22 x 13 cm

Source Collection

  • Rare Books from the National Library of Russia

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018693959

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Kratkoe Opisanie ob Amerikanskom Ostrov Kad'i︠a︡k. 1805. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2018693959/.

APA citation style:

(1805) Kratkoe Opisanie ob Amerikanskom Ostrov Kad'i︠a︡k. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2018693959/.

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Kratkoe Opisanie ob Amerikanskom Ostrov Kad'i︠a︡k. 1805. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2018693959/>.