[2], xxviii, 387, [22], [6], 417-454, [2] pp. Illustrated with 4 folding copper-engraved charts; 1 folding town view. (8vo) 8¼x5, period half calf & marbled boards, morocco lettering piece. Third Edition, revised and corrected.

Important digest of narratives of Russian exploration compiled from a variety of sources. This third edition is important as being the first to contain the supplement, which compares the discoveries of Cook and Clerke with those of earlier Russian explorers. Forbes calls it "an important and early commentary on Northern Pacific explorations." Forbes 134; Hill 392; Holmes 107; Lada-Mocarski 29; Sabin 17309.