Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen travelled at a period when the map still had blanks on it, and filled some of them.
The record lists Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen as Baltic German officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, cartographer and explorer (1778–1852).
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen was born in 1778. His recorded nationality is Russian Empire.
Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.
He is recorded as explorer, cartographer and military personnel.
The record of exploration is also a record of the people already living in the places reached.
Recognition followed: Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class, Order of St. George, 4th class and Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class.
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen died in 1852, aged 74. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class
- Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class
- Order of St. George, 4th class
- Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class
- Recorded as explorer, cartographer and military personnel
