Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of Figures iv
4. Preface vii
5. Acknowledgments ix
6. Chapter I The Russian Advance Toward the Pacific Ocean 1
7. Chapter II Are America and Asia Joined? 25
8. Chapter III Mapping the Distribution of Water and Land in the North Pacific (1750–1800) 77
9. Chapter IV The Exploration and Cartography of Russian America (1799–1867) 209
10. Chapter V The Sale of Alaska and the International Expedition to Effect a Telegraph Link between North America and Europe via Siberia 405
11. Conclusion Russian Heritage and the Influence of Geographic Explorations in Alaska 449
12. Bibliography 465
13. Index 493