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Although he returned home in 1810, flinders did not live to see the publication of his monumental work, a voyage to terra australis, dying one day after its publication on 19 july 1814. Next part 2 this ebook was produced by col choat production notes. Terra australis matthew flinders great adventures in the. Matthew flinders a voyage to terra australis 1814, volume 1. Matthew flinders biography, life, interesting facts. Original copies of the atlas to flinders voyage to terra australis are held at. A few of these places include flinders ranges national park as well as flinders university. Flinders lasting legacy is the name australia he gave to our country. Abel tasman had circumnavigated it more widely in 164243 and had charted its north coast in 1644. Captain matthew flinders 16 march 1774 19 july 1814 was an english navigator and cartographer who led the second circumnavigation of new holland that he would subsequently call australia or terra australis and identified it as a continent. A voyage to terra australis by matthew flinders its easy to link to paragraphs in the full text archive if this page contains some material that you want to link to but you dont want your visitors to have to scroll down the whole page just hover your mouse over the relevent paragraph and click the bookmark icon that appears to the left of it.
Undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802, and 1803, in his majestys ship the investigator was a sea voyage journal written by english mariner and explorer matthew flinders. When matthew flinders set out in 1801 to carry out a complete examination and survey of the coast of new holland, little did he know that he would be away for over ten years. A voyage to terra australis volume 2 on apple books. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Buy a voyage to terra australis volume 2 by flinders, matthew isbn. Books, online books, and documentaries about matthew flinders. A voyage to terra australis, first published in two volumes in 1814, is his masterwork in which he vividly describes his voyages to map the great island continent between 1796 and 1803. The day after his book was published in 1814, matthew flinders died, aged only 40, but already with an indelible place in australian history. This work was reproduced from the original artifact. This work is in the public domain in the united states of america, and possibly other nations. A comprehensive history of the life of matthew flinders rn by ernest scott.
Achetez neuf ou doccasion a voyage to terra australis volume 1 flinders, matthew. Narrative of a voyage to terra australis, undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802 and 1803. As commander of the investigator, flinders circumnavigated the mainland and created the first complete map of the continent on his third voyage in 1801. Matthew flinders biography childhood, life achievements. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. A voyage to terra australis, by matthew flinders the. Illustration from matthew flinders a voyage to terra australis, via the state library of ohio rare books collection on ohio memory. Undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that. A voyage to terra australis volume 2 by flinders, matthew, 17741814. Of the winds and currents on the south coast of terra australis, and in bass strait.
Undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802 and 1803, in his majestys ship the investigator, and subsequently in the armed vessel porpoise and cumberland schooner. A voyage to terra australis volume 1 matthew flinders isbn. Map showing matthew flinders voyages aboard hms investigator. There are monuments to him throughout several australian cities, as well as to his cat, trim the first feline to circumnavigate the continent. Flinders had concluded that the terra australis as hypothesized by aristotle and ptolemy did not exist, so he wanted the name applied to what he saw as the next best thing. List of maps and illustrations, list of abbreviations, journal of a voyage to terra australis in his majestys ship investigator by matthew flinders commander part 2. The story of matthew flinders son of matthew flinders surgeon, apothecary and manmidwife of donington in rural lincolnshire is well documented accounts of his life and exploring is detailed on wikipedia when matthew died in 1814, he was still living in london working with the publishers of his great works a voyage to terra australis. Undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802 and 1803, matthew flinders. Australia has honoured this man immensely by naming many places and institutions after him. Achetez neuf ou doccasion a voyage to terra australis volume 2 flinders, matthew. He was also one of the best cartographers and navigators of his age. Introduction matthew flinders, the first person to circumnavigate sail around australia, also gave the country its name. Flinders circumnavigates australia national museum of australia.
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