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Matthew Flinders : personal letters from an extraordinary life / edited by Paul Brunton.
Record no.:
1248
Author:
Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814.;
Brunton, Paul, 1950-;
State Library of New South Wales.;
Publisher:
Sydney :: Hordern House in association with the State Library of New South Wales,
Year:
2002.
Series:
Mitchell heritage series ;, no. 1;
Description:
262 pages : color illustrations, map, color portraits ; 25 cm
Subject:
Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814 Correspondence.;
Explorers - Australia Correspondence.;
Notes:
"First published in 2002 in an edition of 2000 copies by Hordern House Rare Books Pty. Ltd. in association with the State Library of New South Wales"--Title page verso. Nagle Library Rare Books Special Collections copy signed on front free endpaper: "J F Nagle, Brae Springs, Walla Walla", undated.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-256) and index.Noel Dan
Gift ;
2023.
Type:
Monograph
ISBN:
1875567321 9781875567324;
Abstract:
This wonderful collection of letters chronicles the extraordinary life of Flinders, and is designed to give an insight into his fascinating career. In just twenty-three years, from 1791 to his death at the age of forty in 1814, Flinders served under William
Bligh on the famous breadfruit expedition to Jamaica, fought a celebrated battle against the French, discovered Bass Strait and charted Tasmania, circumnavigated the Australian continent, and wrote one of the legendary books of exploration. This beautifully illustrated publication offers over one hundred of Flinders? letters, documenting his life?s great achievements. It includes highlights such as the historically significant letter to Sir Joseph Banks, volunteering for the formidable task of completing the discovery of New Holland, and a recently discovered letter from Flinders to George Bass, which throws new light on their intimate relationship.
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