Fyodor Andreyevich Matisen was an officer of the Russian Imperial Navy, hydrographer, and explorer.
Fyodor Matisen in Royal Navy uniform
The mouths of the Lena River, another complex area surveyed by Matisen. (Photo: Landsat 2000)
Russian Polar ship Zarya in 1910
Zarya was a steam- and sail-powered brig used by the Russian Academy of Sciences for a polar exploration during 1900–1903.
Zarya in 1902 during her second wintering
Crew of Zarya