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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      16 May 2011
      26 August 2010
      ISBN:
      9780511722387
      9781108018180
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511722387
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      Dimensions:
      (297 x 210 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.21kg, 508 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Historical Geography, History, Australian History, Global History
      Series:
      Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
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    Subjects:
    Historical Geography, History, Australian History, Global History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
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    In the early nineteenth century, Australia remained largely uncharted, and doubt prevailed as to its unity as a continent. The 1801 expedition led by English mariner and cartographer Matthew Flinders (1774–1814), on board the Investigator, was groundbreaking in this respect. Flinders' charting of the Australian coastline provided the first complete map outlining the continent, and his influence was decisive in changing its name from Terra Australis to Australia - a term 'more agreeable to the ear'. Structured around daily geographical and astronomical observations, Flinders' journals are remarkable for their humanity and their sense of humour. Started in 1801, they continue to include Flinders' imprisonment by the French in the island of Mauritius between 1803 and 1810. They were first published in 1814, the day before Flinders' death. Volume 1 spans the first two years of the expedition and focuses on the discoveries made along the south coast of the continent.

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