Russia and the South Pacific, 1696-1840. Volume 4, Tuamotu Islands and Tahiti / Glynn Barratt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barratt, Glynn.

Series:

Barratt, Glynn. Russia and the South Pacific, 1696-1840 ; 4.

University of British Columbia Press Pacific maritime studies series ; 10

Pacific maritime studies series ; 10.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scientific expeditions--French Polynesia--Tuamotu Archipelago--History.

Scientific expeditions.

Scientific expeditions--French Polynesia--Tahiti--History.

Îles Tuamotu-Gambier (French Polynesia)--Discovery and exploration--Russian.

Îles Tuamotu-Gambier (French Polynesia).

Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island)--Discovery and exploration--Russian.

Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island).

Soviet Union--History, Naval.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages) : illustrations, maps, tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The final volume in the quartet of books on the naval, scientific, and social activities of the Imperial Russian Navy in the South Pacific, this book focuses on the expeditions to Tahiti and the dangerous atoll chains to its east, known as the Tuamotus.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations, Maps, and Tables

Preliminary Notes

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Tuamotu Archipelago

A Survey

The Russian Texts

Russian Science

Tahiti

An Overview

Russian and Russo-German Science

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Name Index

Place Index

Ship Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-22597-2

9786613225979

0-7748-5658-0

OCLC:

243616489