First Russian Circumnavigation
A great admirer of Cook's voyages, Bellingshausen served from 1803 in the first Russian circumnavigation of the Earth. The vessel Nadezhda ("Hope"), where he was one of the officers, was commanded by Adam Johann von Krusenstern.
The mission was completed in 1806. After the journey Bellingshausen published a collection of maps of the newly explored areas and islands of the Pacific Ocean.
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