Open Collections

The Chung Collection

Chung Logo
Featured Collection

The Chung Collection

[The history of Kamtschatka, and the Kurilski Islands, with the countries adjacent] Krasheninnikov, Stepan Petrovich, 1713-1755

Item Metadata

Title
[The history of Kamtschatka, and the Kurilski Islands, with the countries adjacent]
Creator
Krasheninnikov, Stepan Petrovich, 1713-1755
Contributor
Greive, James, -1773
Publisher
Glocester : Printed by R. Raikes for T. Jefferys, geographer to His Majesty, London
Date Issued
1764
Extent
vii, 280, 8 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Subject
Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia)--History; Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800; Kuril Islands (Russia)
Genre
Books
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Notes
An abridged translation. The original by Stepan Krasheninnikov was published in 1755.

Includes index.

Additional title information in the catalogue record: Published at Petersbourg in the Russian language, by order of Her Imperial Majesty, and translated into English by James Grieve, M.D.
Identifier
DK771_K2_K82
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. DK771.K2 K82
Date Available
2015
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
These images are provided for research and reference use only. Written permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/
Catalogue Record
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=709552
DOI
10.14288/1.0056233
RBSCLocation
Rare Books and Special Collections
Aggregated Source Repository
CONTENTdm

Item Media

Item Citations and Data

Rights

These images are provided for research and reference use only. Written permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/