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Fig. 2— Facsimile of paragraphs 3 and 4 of Peter the Great's orders of December 

 23, 1724, for Bering's first expedition, with comments in his own handwriting. 

 For translation, see the text, p. 7. This document is found in the Archives of the 

 Ministry of Marine: Papers of the Admiralty Council, 1724, No. 29, Petrograd. 



