Neva (Krusenstern)
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:07 pm
Leader of the first Russian expedition to sail around the globe was Adam Johann
von Krusenstern (1770‑1846), a Baltic‑German born and raised in Estonia.
The expedition ships, purchased in England and renamed NEVA and the NADEZHDA, sailed from Kronstadt on 6 August 1803 and returned three years and twelve days later. The aim of the expedition was to take a Russian mission to Japan, to deliver goods to Russian settlements in Alaska and to sail around the world. he voyage made major contributions to various sciences. But the most important achievement was his Atlas de /'Ocean Pacifique, Krusenstern which he completed at his landed estate in Kittsi, Estonia in 1816‑1822. It was published in 1824‑7, a publication regarded as the best collection of Pacific Ocean navigation mops until the beginning of the 20th century. Source e Eesfi Post dpersoncinotes.
Estonia 2003 SG446
Rusia 2023
von Krusenstern (1770‑1846), a Baltic‑German born and raised in Estonia.
The expedition ships, purchased in England and renamed NEVA and the NADEZHDA, sailed from Kronstadt on 6 August 1803 and returned three years and twelve days later. The aim of the expedition was to take a Russian mission to Japan, to deliver goods to Russian settlements in Alaska and to sail around the world. he voyage made major contributions to various sciences. But the most important achievement was his Atlas de /'Ocean Pacifique, Krusenstern which he completed at his landed estate in Kittsi, Estonia in 1816‑1822. It was published in 1824‑7, a publication regarded as the best collection of Pacific Ocean navigation mops until the beginning of the 20th century. Source e Eesfi Post dpersoncinotes.
Estonia 2003 SG446
Rusia 2023