128 National Geographic Magazine. 
Hallager, was issued at Copenhagen in 1784, as a portion of a volume | 
relating to northern explorations. Bibliographers seem to have been 
puzzled by the discrepancy of initials, not recognizing that the 8S. in 
Jeffery’s volume stood for a title and not a name. Another work im- 
portant in its collection of facts bearing upon the general question of 
the explorations eastward by the Russians, was published by the arch- 
deacon of Wilts, Rev. William Coxe in 1780. This was followed by a 
second edition during the same year. A third edition accompanied by 
a Supplement of 57 pages was printed in 1787 and a fourth in 1803. 
There were two apparently distinct translations of the book printed at 
Paris in 1781, and a German edition at Frankfurt and Leipzig in 1783. 
The third edition which is the best and most correct appeared both in 
octavo and quarto form, and is that to which reference is made in this 
paper. It is entitled: 
* Account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America. 
To which are added the Conquest of Siberia, and the history of 
the transactions and commerce between Russia and China, [ete. ]. 
London: T. Cadell, 1787.” 
410 pp. 8° [or 4°] with four charts and one plate; to which is added, 
consecutively paged: 
«A comparative view of the Russian discoveries with those 
made by Captains Cook and Clerke, and a sketch of what remains 
to be ascertained by future navigators. London: T. Cadell, 1787.” 
3 1. unp., 417-456 pp. 8°. ; 
The latter was also separately issued. Among the maps contained 
in this work of Coxe’s are a reduced copy of the general map of Russia 
issued by the Imperial Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 1776, and 
a chart of Synd’s Voyage toward Chukotski Noss. 
The latter is the only chart of Synd’s voyage (1764-1768). which is 
accessible, and it is vouched for as authentic by Dr. Coxe. Compared 
with later charts it is, of course, extremely imperfect yet there is in it 
enough resemblance to the truth to enable us to recognize what was 
intended in many instances. In the northeastern part of the chart, 
the latitudes are exaggerated and the longitudes contracted in a very 
erroneous manner. Nevertheless we recognize East Cape, here named 
“Prom. Tschukotskoi;” the two islands now called the Diomedes but 
here left nameless ; a large island, moved eastward out of place, but 
doubtless intended for Arakam Island, is called ‘‘I. Diomedis;” while 
among a crowd of islets (referable to the hills of St. Lawrence Island 
seen through a fog and laid down very inaccurately), the name “8S. 
Diomedis” appears again. The American coast was seen and landed 
upon; Cape Prince of Wales and the shore south and east from it are 
recognizable. The island of St. Mathew was discovered and named, 
though placed a degree too far south. The island of St. Paul in the 
