Narrative of a Pedestrian Journey through Russia and Siberian Tartary
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 exp...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/cbo9781107444669 2024-06-09T07:47:24+00:00 Narrative of a Pedestrian Journey through Russia and Siberian Tartary From the Frontiers of China to the Frozen Sea and Kamtchatka Cochrane, John Dundas 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781107444669 unknown Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms ISBN 9781108072267 9781107444669 monograph 2014 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781107444669 2024-05-15T13:09:39Z 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. Book Kamchatka Siberia Cambridge University Press Dundas ENVELOPE(-68.784,-68.784,76.563,76.563) Traveller ENVELOPE(-48.533,-48.533,61.133,61.133) |
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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'. 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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Narrative of a Pedestrian Journey through Russia and Siberian Tartary |
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