Until death do us part

Description:

"Eighteenth-century Danish explorer Vitus Bering led expeditions to the Russian Far East and Alaska under the patronage of Peter the Great, and his wife Anna Christina accompanied him on his expedition to Okhotsk in 1739. The sixteen letters that they wrote over the following year make up the core of this volume, which features facing-page translations from the original German. The documents offer an intimate look into eighteenth-century customs, as well as the explorer's family life and daily routine. Also featured is an inventory of goods that Anna Christina brought back to Moscow after Bering's death in 1742, revealing key insights into the types of goods available in Russia at the time."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Correspondence,  Discovery and exploration,  Explorers,  Kamchatskai︠a︡ ėkspedit︠s︡ii︠a︡ (2nd : 1733-1743),  Russian,  Bering, vitus jonassen, 1681-1741,  Arctic regions, discovery and exploration,  Kamchatskai͡a ėkspedit͡sii͡a (2nd : 1733-1743),  Discoveries in geography,  Kamchatskai︠a︡ ėkspedit︠s︡ii︠a︡ (2nd : 1733-1744) (uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2013036417 (uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|no2013036417,  Kamchatskai︠a︡ ėkspedit︠s︡ii︠a︡ fast (OCoLC)fst01405271 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01405271

People: Anna Christina Bering,  Vitus Jonassen Bering (1681-1741)

Places: Arctic regions,  Russia