Travels in Kamtschatka: Volume 1

An interpreter on La Perouse's round-the-world expedition, Jean-Baptiste-Barthelemy de Lesseps (1766-1834) was disembarked on the eastern coast of the Kamchatka peninsula in 1787 and trusted with bringing expedition reports overland to France. This two-volume work, published in 1790 and translated from French, gives a compelling account of his journey.