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English: 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.
A Portrait Person Achievements Image Valerian Albanov ‡ (1881–1919) Russian Navy lieutenant Albanov was one of the only two survivors of the ill-fated 1912–14 Brusilov expedition, the other being Alexander Konrad. They left the ice-bound ship St. Anna and by ski, sledge, and kayak crossed the Kara Sea, reached Franz Josef Land and were finally rescued by Georgy Sedov's Saint Phocas. The ...
A map of the paths of James Cook and Russian explorers in the North Pacific during the 18th century, including those Fyodorov helped guide.. Ivan Fyodorov (Russian: Ива́н Фёдоров; died c. 1733) was a Russian navigator and commanding officer of the expedition to northern Alaska in 1732.
The Russian conquest of Central Asia was accompanied by the penetration of many explorers into the depths of Eurasia, including Mongolia, Jungaria and Tibet. Notable explorers in this direction included Chokan Valikhanov , Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky , Pyotr Chikhachyov , Nikolay Przhevalsky , Grigory Grum-Grshimailo , Bronislav Grombchevsky ...
The Great Northern Expedition (Russian: Великая Северная экспедиция) or Second Kamchatka Expedition (Russian: Вторая Камчатская экспедиция) was one of the largest exploration enterprises in history, mapping most of the Arctic coast of Siberia and some parts of the North American coastline ...
A map of the paths of James Cook and Russian explorers in the North Pacific during the 18th century, including Spanberg's three voyages.. Martin Spanberg [1] (d. 1761; Russian: Мартын Петрович Шпанберг, Martyn Petrovich Shpanberg) was a Danish-born Russian naval officer who took part with his compatriot Vitus Bering in both Kamchatka expeditions as second in command.
Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Pages in category "20th-century Russian explorers" The following 55 pages are in this category ...
Map of the geographical discoveries made by Russian sailors, Pacific explorers, and James Cook, 1787. According to historian Elena Govor, participants on the voyage thought of themselves as heirs of James Cook and Lapérouse. Lieutenant Romberg compared the trip from Falmouth to Tenerife with Lapérouse's voyage from Brest to Madeira.