Gerasim Izmailov
Gerasim Grigoryevich Izmaylov (
Russian America in Alaska. He was responsible for the first detailed maps of the Aleutian Islands
.
A native of
Kamchatka. Izmaylov attempted to break away from the mutineers but, after being flogged, was marooned on the isle of Simushir, one of the uninhabited Kuril Islands. For a year he subsisted on "scallops, grass, and roots" before being rescued by yasak gatherers. He was investigated in Irkutsk
on account of his association with Benyovszky, but was eventually cleared of all charges in 1774.
In 1775, Izmaylov assumed command of the boat St. Paul and set to work mapping the shores of the
British Admiralty
.
In 1783–1785, Izmaylov and
Tlingit
.
Having wintered in Unalaska, Izmaylov visited
Father Joasaph
.