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(Cambridge 1936). Several of the plants reported in this paper do not, however, occur in Alaska. Another manuscript (of 7 pages) »Catalogus seminum anno 1741 in America septentrionali sub gradu latitudinis 59 et 55 collectorum, quorum dimidia pars die 17 nov. 1742 transmissa» is also found in Arkhiv Konferentsia, Leningrad (Bundle 13 C, Lit. L. No 7). Twenty species are mentioned in that manuscript. After the death of STELLER an account of the journey was printed from his manuscripts under the title »Reise von Kamtchatka nach Amerika mit dem Commandeur-Capitan BERING» (St. Petersb. 1793, also in Neue Nord. Beytrage 5 pp. 129-236 and 6 pp. 1-26 Leipzig 1795.), translated into English in the highly detailed account of BERING's expedition given by GOLDER in »BERlNG's Voyages» (Amer. Geogr. Soc., Research series No. 1 and 2, New York 1922 and 1925).  STELLER’s botanical collections from Alaska seem to have been lost. Only a few species were mentioned by PALLAS in a note in Neue Nord. Beytrage 2, 1781 p. 300.
        CROYERE accompanied Capt. CHIRIKOFF on the ship St. Paul, which was separated from St. Peter by a storm and reached Alaska at a place near the mouth of Cross Sound, and then returned to Petropavlovsk in Kamtchatka. CROYERE died from scurvy the day after his arrival at Petropavlovsk and nothing is known about his collections.
        1778.  Anderson, William, surgeon and naturalist on Capt. COOK’s expeditions, and Nelson, David, gardener at Kew, accompanied COOK’s third expedition on board the ships Resolution and Discovery.  ANDERSON died in Alaskan waters on Aug. 3rd, 1778. NELSON’S collections were, at least in part, given to BANKS and are now in the British Museum. The following landings were made in Alaska: May 11 Kayak I.; May 12 N. of Cape Hinchinbrook; May 13-20 several places in Prince William Sd; May 25-June 6 Cook Inlet with landing at at least one place, viz. S. entrance to Turnagain Arm; June 26 E. end of Unalaska I.; June 28-July 2 Samganuda harbour, Unalaska I. opposite Unalga I.); July 16 Cape Newenham; Aug. 5 Sledge I.; Sept. 10-16 Norton Sd, E. of Cape Derby and Cape Denbigh, and N.E. of these points; Oct. 2-26 Samganuda harbour, Unalaska I. An account of the journey is published under the title »Troisieme Voyage de COOK» (Paris 1785) (with many translations and editions).
        1790-91.   Merck, Carl, and Main, John, accompanied BILLINGS on his journey in the ship Slava Rossie. Collections in Leningrad. The following places were visited: In 1790 June 14-24 Unalaska; July 6 Semidi Is; July 10-17 Kodiak; July-Aug. 10 Prince William Sd.  In

 

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