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EASTBOUND THROUGH SIBERIA
EASTBOUNDTHROUGH SIBERIA
Observations from the GreatNorthern Expedition
Georg Wilhelm Steller
Translated and Annotated by
Margritt A. Engel and Karen E. Willmore
INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS
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ISBN 978-0-253-04777-9 (hardback)
ISBN 978-0-253-04778-6 (paperback)
ISBN 978-0-253-04784-7 (ebook)
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CONTENTS
Foreword: The Steller Legacy / Jonathan C. Slaght
Part IDescription of Irkutsk and Its Surroundings
1About Irkutsk and Its Surroundings
5About the Chinese Trade and Chinese Trade Goods
6About Customs and Lifestyle in Irkutsk
Part II Travel Journal from Irkutsk to Kamchatka
9From Irkutsk to Ust’Ilginskaya (3/4–3/13)
10From Ust’Ilginskaya to Kirensk (3/14–5/1)
11From Kirensk to Yakutsk (5/2–5/24)
12In Yakutsk and Yarmanka (5/25–6/19)
13From Yarmanka to the Amga River (6/20–7/2)
14From the Amga to the Yuna River (7/3–7/21)
15From the Yuna River to Yudoma Cross (7/22–8/8)
16From Yudoma Cross to Okhotsk (8/9–8/13)
18Salmon Fishing and Preserving (8/27)
19From Okhotsk to Bol’sheretsk (8/28–9/16)
Appendix A: Georg Wilhelm Steller’s Life
Appendix B: Schnurbuch Account Ledger
Appendix C: Letter to Johann Daniel Schumacher
Appendix D: Plants Named after Steller
