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The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders, R.N. (Paperback)
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The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders, R.N. (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
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Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) joined the Royal Navy at fifteen,
later claiming to have been inspired by Robinson Crusoe. He served
under William Bligh, and charted the Bass Strait in 1798. In 1801
he was commissioned to chart 'New Holland', and so became the first
to circumnavigate the island he referred to as Australia. After
being shipwrecked on the Barrier Reef and imprisoned for six years
on Mauritius on suspicion of spying, he returned to England in 1810
and began work on A Voyage to Terra Australis. He died the day
after his book and maps were published. This biography, published
in 1914 to mark the centenary of his death, was the first
comprehensive study of this central figure of Australian maritime
exploration. The leading Australian historian Ernest Scott
(1868-1939) based his account on material held in private
collections in France as well as on documents deposited in
Australian libraries.
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