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Histoire de Kamtschatka, Des Isles Kurilski, et Des Contrées Voisines, Publiée à Petersbourg, en Langue Russienne, par ordre de Sa Majesté Impériale. On y a joint deux Cartes, l'une de Kamtschatka, & l'autre des Isles Kurilski. Traduite par M. E***.
Lyon: Chez Benoit Duplain, 1767, French translation from abridged English translation, two volumes, 12mo, [8], [16], 327; [8], 359, two maps, bound in mid-nineteenth century ¼ green morocco, spines gilt, marbled boards, light damp-stain to several leaves in volume one, some minor rubbing to boards and extremities, else a very good set.
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Krasheninnikov, a young student of the Academy of Sciences, was sent to join Bering's second expedition as an assistant to Steller. Steller and he spent some time exploring Kamchatka and making notes for a subsequent report. Steller's notes were available to Krasheninnikov, who used them in the preparation of the present work along with his own observations. In the preface which Krasheninnikov proposed to write to his work, he was to give information as to how he happened to be sent to Kamchatka, also what part of Steller's work was included by him in his Description, etc. Unfortunately, Krasheninnikov died before the printing of his Description was completed. In the text of the latter, Krasheninnikov often mentioned Steller as the source of his information. Furthermore, since Krasheninnikov did not go to sea with Bering while Steller did, the sections concerning America were compiled by Krasheninnikov from the notes by Steller. This section on America is one of the earliest printed narratives about Alaska and the Aleutian Islands.
Howes K-265; Lada-Mocarski 12, (p.61).
