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Chappe d’Auteroche, abbé (1728-1769). Voyage en Sibérie. Paris: Debure, pere, 1768. 3 vols. Ellis Aves E36
"Leave Northern Siberia to the Bears," he said... Among the westerners who achieved scientific immortality for their courageous forays into the frozen parts of Russia, was a Frenchman with equal passion for both religion and science: priest and…
Charles Colville Frankland (1797-1876). Narrative of a visit to the courts of Russia and Sweden, in the years 1830 and 1831. London: H. Colburn and R. Bentley, 1832. 2 vols. C9056
Location, Location... One can see from looking at a map that the piece of real estate Peter chose on which to plant a city might have been an ideal gate for trade from West to East and East to West for centuries. But most maps don't show what a…