Exploring and mapping Alaska [electronic resource] : the Russian America era, 1741-1867 / Alexey Postnikov & Marvin Falk ; translated by Lydia Black.

"Russia first encountered Alaska in 1741 as part of the most ambitious and expensive expedition of the entire eighteenth century. For centuries since, cartographers have struggled to define and develop the enormous region comprising northeastern Asia, the North Pacific, and Alaska. The forces of nat...

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