Project Gutenberg 2015-05-21 Public domain in the USA. 54 Lesseps, Jean-Baptiste-Barthélemy, baron de 1766 1834 Lesseps, Bartholemy de De Lesseps, Jean-Baptiste-Barthélemy, baron de Lesseps, Jean-Baptiste-Barthelemy, baron de Lesseps, M. (Jean-Baptiste-Barthélemy), baron de Travels in Kamtschatka, during the years 1787 and 1788, Volume 2 Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Travels in Kamtschatka, during the years 1787 and 1788, Volume 2" by Lesseps is a historical account written in the late 18th century. This work details a journey across Siberian landscapes and interactions with the indigenous peoples of the Kamchatka Peninsula, offering insights into their cultures and the challenges of the travel experience itself. The narrative likely focuses on the author's explorations, encounters with various tribes, and the harsh realities of traveling in such an unforgiving environment. At the start of the second volume, the author recounts his departure from Poustaretsk, accompanied by soldiers and local guides. He describes the treacherous travel conditions on icy terrain, where he and his companions face constant threats of injury while navigating the landscape. The narrative unfolds with a series of events highlighting the author's physical exhaustion and illness, but also his resilience and encounters with local tribes, including the Koriacs and Tchoukchis. The opening portion emphasizes the author's survival instinct, cultural interactions, and the implications of his diplomatic mission amidst the raw and elemental challenges of nature and human relationships in Kamchatka. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) -- Description and travel DK Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 481560 481561 2024-09-20T12:04:17.593388 2023-09-21T08:35:52.018941 text/html text/html 488718 2015-05-21T15:00:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 199374 2015-05-21T15:00:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 228955 2024-09-20T12:04:25.983333 application/epub+zip 232284 2024-09-20T12:04:18.726403 application/epub+zip 232283 2024-09-20T12:04:18.135401 application/epub+zip 370867 2024-09-20T12:04:30.338347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340608 2024-09-20T12:04:25.060349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341082 2022-09-22T08:40:17.983948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405787 405624 2024-09-20T12:04:16.192404 2023-09-21T08:35:50.582435 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 406089 2015-05-21T15:00:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 149070 2015-05-21T15:00:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18998 2024-09-20T12:04:30.475316 application/rdf+xml 11085 2024-09-20T12:04:18.260391 image/jpeg 2237 2024-09-20T12:04:18.197385 image/jpeg 200129 2024-09-20T12:04:17.633393 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia