Matthew Flinders, Maritime Explorer of Australia (Hardcover)

This book provides a fully researched biography of the naval career of Matthew Flinders, with particular emphasis on his importance for the maritime discovery of Australia. Sailing in the wake of the eighteenth-century voyages of exploration by Captain Cook and others, Flinders was the first naval commander to circumnavigate Australia's coastline. He contributed more to the mapping and naming of places in Australia than virtually any other single person. His voyage to Australia on H.M.S. Investigator expanded the scope of imperial, geographical and scientific knowledge. This biography places Flinders's career within the context of Pacific exploration and the early white settlement of Australia. Flinders's connections with other explorers, his use of patronage, the dissemination of his findings, and his posthumous reputation are also discussed in what is an important new scholarly work in the field.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2016
First published:	April 2015
Authors:	Kenneth Morgan
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-1-4411-7962-3
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	1-4411-7962-3
Barcode:	9781441179623

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