Travels in Kamtschatka, during the years 1787 and 1788 / translated from the French of M. de Lesseps, Consul of France, and interpreter to the Count de la Perouse, now engaged in a voyage around the world, by command of his most Christian Majesty. In two volumes.
By: Lesseps, Jean-Baptiste-Barthélemy, baron de
Language: English Original language: French Publisher: London : Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1790.Description: 2 v. (xvi, 283; viii, 408 p.), [1] plate (folded) : map ; 21 cm.Subject(s): La Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de, 1741-1788
| Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800 | Itelmen language -- Early works to 1800 | Koryak language -- Early works to 1800 | Chukchi language -- Early works to 1800 | Even language -- Early works to 1800 | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
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Vol. 2 includes "Vocabulary of the Kamtschadale, Koriac, Tchouktchi, and Lamout languages" (pp. [383]-403) and "Vocabulary of the Kamtschadale language, at St. Peter and St. Paul, and at Paratounka" (pp. [404]-408).
With MS inscription on title-pages: "M. Mathew".