Vitus Bering: The Discoverer of Bering Strait

Table of Contents

Introduction to the American edition Frederick Schwatka
Translator's preface
Author's preface
Part I. Bering's First Expedition:
1. Russia and England in the work of Arctic exploration
2. Bering's nativity
3. Plans for Bering's first expedition
4. Bering's knowledge of Siberian geography
5. The building of the Gabriel
6. The task assigned by Peter the Great accomplished
7. Bering's winter at the fort
Part II. The Great Northern Expedition:
8. Bering's plans for a second expedition
9. The Great Northern Expedition on its way through Siberia
10. Delay of the expedition caused by the death of Lassenius and his command in the Arctic regions
11. Final preparations for the Pacific expeditions
Part III. The Various Expeditions:
12. The Arctic expeditions
13. The discovery of the Kurile Islands and Japan from the North
14. Preparations for Bering's voyage of discovery to America
15. The discovery of America from the East
16. Bering's place of landing on the American coast
17. Explorations along the American coast
18. The discovery of the Aleutian Islands
19. The stay on Bering Island
Appendix. Bering's report to the Admiralty from Okhotsk
Notes
Index.