Account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America. To which are added, the conquest of Siberia, and the history of the transactions and commerce between Russia and China / [William Coxe].

  • Coxe, William, 1747-1828.
Date:
1780
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Credit: Account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America. To which are added, the conquest of Siberia, and the history of the transactions and commerce between Russia and China / [William Coxe]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ ~ ] ADVERTISEMENT. S no agronomical obfervations have been taken in the voyages related in this cohesion, the longitude and latitude afcribed to the new-difcovered iflands in the journals and upon the charts cannot be abfolutely de- pended upon. Indeed the reader will perceive, that the pofition* of the Fox Iflands upon the general map of Ruflia is materially different from that affigned to them upon the chart of Krenitzin and Levafheff. Without endeavouring to clear up any difficulties which may arife from this uncertainty, I thought it would be moft fatisfadtory to have the beft charts engraved : the reader will then be able to compare them with each other, and with the feveral journals. Which reprefentation of the new-difcovered iflands deferves the preferance, will pro- bably be afcertained upon the return of captain Gierke from his prefent expedition. * See p. 286. Lift