Narrative of a Pedestrian Journey Through Russia and Siberian Tartary : From the Frontiers of China to the Frozen Sea and Kamtchatka
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
ISBN-10
1108072267
ISBN-13
9781108072267
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 6th, 2014
Print length
590 Pages
Weight
762 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 14.20 x 3.50 cms
Product Classification:
Historical geographyHistorical geography
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John Dundas Cochrane (1780–1825) was destined for the sea from an early age, but is best remembered as 'the Pedestrian Traveller'. This 1824 account of his travels across Europe, Russia and Siberia is full of interesting anecdotes and observations about a then unknown and mysterious area of the world.
John Dundas Cochrane (1780–1825) was destined for the sea from an early age, but is best remembered as 'the Pedestrian Traveller'. At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, he set out on a six-year tour of France, Spain and Portugal on foot. When in 1820 the Admiralty turned down his offer to explore the river Niger, he decided instead to walk round the world via Russia, Siberia and North America. On his arrival in St Petersburg, the Russian government gave him money to continue his journey using sledges and canoes where necessary, but he abandoned it in Kamchatka, marrying a local woman and returning with her to England. This account of his travels was published in 1824 and was immediately popular, going into several editions. By no means a scientific survey, it is full of interesting anecdotes and observations about a then unknown and mysterious area of the world.
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