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An account of a geographical… expedition to … Russiabook chapter 1802 • Sauer, Martin
Aleut • North America > Arctic and Subarctic
Sauer accompanied Billings on his expedition to North America from 1785-1794. While in the Aleutians, they spent most of their time on or near Unalaska. Unless otherwise specified, therefore, Sauer's remarks apply to the Aleuts of Unalaska. Only the ...An account of a geographical and astronomical expedition to the northern parts of Russia by Commodore Joseph Billings, in the years 1785-1794book chapter 1802 • Sauer, Martin
Yakut • Asia > North Asia
Commodore Joseph Billings headed a geographical and astronomical expedition to the northern parts of Russia for the purpose of ascertaining the degrees of latitude and longitude of various places. Between 1785-1794 Billings had the opportunity of fir...