Flinders : the man who mapped Australia
Mundle, Rob2017
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Matthew Flinders is a towering figure in Australian history - the first to chart our coastline and the leading champion for naming the country Australia. In 1801 he was made commander of the expedition of his life - the first close circumnavigation of Terra Australis. Famous for his meticulous charts and superb navigational skills, Flinders was a good sailor. He battled treacherous conditions in a boat hardly seaworthy, faced the loss of a number of his crewmen and, following a shipwreck on a reef off the Queensland coast, navigated the ship's cutter over 1000 kilometres back to Sydney to get help. Here Rob Mundle brings Matthew Flinders' fascinating story to life.
Main title:
Flinders : the man who mapped Australia / Rob Mundle.
Author:
Mundle, Rob, author
Imprint:
Sydney : Hachette Australia, 2017.
Collation:
400 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780733637384 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
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BRN:
1146388
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