Using journals and reports he gathered in St. Petersburg, Coxe sets out what was known in the 1780s of the Russian voyages east from Kamchatka to the islands and coasts between Asia and America. He adds a history of the Cossack conquest of Siberia and of the trade between Russia and China.
A key early source on the Russian push into the North Pacific, for readers of exploration history. Download the free EPUB.