Fyodor Litke and his “New Earth”

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Fyodor Litke and his “New Earth”

Post by Anatol » Sun Mar 19, 2017 9:26 pm

30th June, 1824 the brig "New Earth" sailed off to the shores of the Island Novaya Zemlya under the direction of Fyodor Litke. In the period 1821-1824 Litke made four scientific expeditions to the New Earth, during which he mapped and described the coast of the archipelago, studied the fairway of the White Sea. Fyodor Litke - Russian explorer, geographer and hydrographer, Arctic explorer, Admiral of the Russian Fleet. In 1817 20-year-old boy was invited to sail around the world on the sloop "Kamchatka" under the leadership of famous at that Vasily Golovin. Route can be traced on a geographic map: sloop rounded Cape Horn, crossed the Pacific, reached Kamchatka, visited Hawaii, Mariana and the Moluccas, passed the Indian Ocean, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, went to the island of St. Helena, where Napoleon was serving the sentence, returned to Kronstadt. After a two-year voyage Litke returned back as a mature lieutenant who could make decisions in difficult moments. On the recommendation of Golovnin Litke was appointed as a leader of the expedition to Novaya Zemlya. It is known that in the early XIX century this archipelago was studied sufficiently. In fact, since the time of Barents, who came here in 1594 and gathered extensive cartographic material to travel of Rozmyslova in 1768 nothing was done. Thus, without major research it was impossible to make a reliable map of Novaya Zemlya.Litke made four expeditions, during which drew a map of the coast of Novaya Zemlya, described many places on the coast of the White Sea, explored dangerous shoals and fairway depth of the sea. In 1828 Litke published a book, in which he described all four expeditions 1821-1824. This work brought Litke recognition and fame in the scientific world. Maps of Litke were used by polar sailors for more than 100 years. Work of Moses, Pakhtusova and Tsivolki only supplemented them in detail. Litke’s research has showed how few people knew about White Sea. At the request of Litke was assembled a team led by Reynard to explore the White Sea. Fyodor Litke presented geography Bonin Islands Shima, Mariana and Caroline Archipelago, the Bering Sea, Kamchatka and Novaya Zemlya. Litke held numerous hydrographic and geographic research, the exact magnetic, gravimetric and astronomical measurements and observations, cartographic works, which brought him fame.
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Source: mapstor.com/news/this-day-in-history/30-06-2014-30th-june-1824-the-brig-new-earth-sailed-off-to-the-shores-of-novaya-zemlya.
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Re: Fyodor Litke and his NOVAIA ZEMLIA “New Earth”

Post by aukepalmhof » Mon Mar 20, 2017 8:30 pm

The two stamps depict, shows us the Russian brig NOVAIA ZEMLIA which with Fyodor Litke made some voyages to Novaya Zemlya island.
Built on the yard of Solombala at Arkhangelsk for the Russian Imperial Navy. She was constructed under supervision of A.M. Kurochkin.
04 December 1817 laid down.
10 July 1819 launched as the NOVAIA ZEMLIA (New Land or New Earth).
Displacement 300 ton, dim?
Armament 6 – 3 pdrs. during the Arctic exploration.

She was a purpose-built brig, specifically designed for Arctic exploration.
1819 Made her first voyage for Novaia Zemlia Island but was driven back to Arkhangelsk by ice-floes and by scurvy among the crew.
1820 Fire watch ship in Arkhangelsk.
14 July 1821 sailed from Arkhangelsk and reached Novaia Zemlia on 31 July 1821 and completed hydrographic surveys. Returned to Arkhangelsk on 11 September 1821.
Cruised to the northern coastline of the Kola Peninsula and to Novaia Zemlia in 1822.
1823 Surveyed the Murmansk coastline to Norway until damage from grounding forced her to return to Arkhangelsk,
1824 Cruised to the north of the Kara Sea until forced back by ice floes in 1824.
1826-1837 Fire watch ship in the mouth of the Severnaya Dvina River.
During this time she made several cruises and was considered a member of the White Sea flotilla.
1841 Broken up.

Source: Russian Warships in the Age of Sail 1696-1860 by John Tredrea & Eduard Sozaev.
2016 Djibouti is an illegal stamp.

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