Transcripts of articles from Russian publications, [ca. 1875].

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Pinart, A. L. (Alphonse Louis), 1852-1911. Transcripts of articles from Russian publications, [ca. 1875].

Transcripts of articles from Russian publications, [ca. 1875].

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Relating to Alaska, the Aleutians, and Siberia, from 1729 to ca. 1871, mostly in Pinart's hand; the transcripts, in Russian, are from Mesiatseslovy, Dukh Zhurnalov, Severnyi Arkhiv, Moskovsii Telegraf, Raduga, Telskop, Syn Otechestva, Severnaia Pchela, Zolotoe Runo, and Izvestia. They include early reports on Kamchatka and the Chukotsk Cape; voyages by Grigorii Shelekhov, Ivan Vasil'ev, Andrei Ustiugov, Lieutenant Voronovskii, and Alexander Kashevarov; dispatches by Kiril Timofeevich Khlebnikov, and Ferdinand Petrovich Wrangel; news notes; and ethnological observations, especially on the Eskimos and Chukchis. Most reflect activities of the Russian American Company. (Cf. Russian America [BANC MSS P-K 5, Pt. 2]).

Originals : 21 items in 1 portfolio.Copies : partial microfilm reel (150 frames) : negative (Rich. 114:12) and positive.

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