In August 1803 two Russian ships, the Nadezhda and the Neva, set off on a round-the-world voyage to carry out scientific
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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Note on Spelling and Translations
Part I. From Russia to Nuku Hiva
Part II. Nuku Hiva
Part III. From Nuku Hiva to Russia
Epilogue Nuku Hiva Revisited
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author