COLLECTING IDEAS

In 1803-1806 Lisianskii, as the commanding officer of the Russian American Company’s merchant sloop Neva, took part in the first Russian circumnavigation of the earth. His recount of the battle of 1804 is documented in his book A Voyage Round the World, in The Years 1803, 1804, 1805, & 1806. The book sells on abebooks. com from $21 to $199.

Other collectables on ebay.com include an antique map of North America & Russian Alaska, 1843 for $437, books on Russian America prices range from $11 to $680, commemorative coins for $11 and an 1868 Alaska Russian America Sitka post card for $15.90.