Millennium of Sailing in Marshall Islands - Russian Brig Rurick
by Keith Reynolds
Title
Millennium of Sailing in Marshall Islands - Russian Brig Rurick
Artist
Keith Reynolds
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Prompted by both mercantile and scientific interests in the Pacific, Russia launched a string of naval expeditions throughout Micronesia during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. One such voyage involved the Russian Brig Rurick, accompanied by a tender in its depiction in this painting. Ordered to explore the Marshall Islands, the Rurick's commander, Lieutenant Otto von Kotzebue spent three months in early 1817 visiting the eastern Ratak chain. There the ship's crew carried on trade and updated their maps of the area, giving the islands Russian names. French artist Louis Choris, also part of the expedition, spent his time busily sketching the islanders' daily activities. Later that year, von Kotzebue returned to the Marshalls for a brief stop before sailing home to Kronstadt.
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