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

• Autore: Barratt Glynn
• Pubblicazione: Vancouver, : UBC Press, 1992
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (298 pages) : illustrations, maps, tables
• Disciplina: 996.3/2
• Soggetto topico: Scientific expeditions - French Polynesia - Tuamotu Archipelago - History; Scientific expeditions - French Polynesia - Tahiti - History
• Soggetto geografico: Iles Tuamotu et Gambier (French Polynesia) Discovery and exploration Russian; Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) Discovery and exploration Russian; Soviet Union History, Naval
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographies and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Illustrations, Maps, and Tables -- Preliminary Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Tuamotu Archipelago -- A Survey -- The Russian Texts -- Russian Science -- Tahiti -- An Overview -- The Russian Texts -- Russian and Russo-German Science -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Place Index -- Ship Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Russia and the South Pacific, 1696-1840
• ISBN: 1-283-22597-2; 9786613225979; 0-7748-5658-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813934403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Pacific maritime studies series ; ; 10.