Download or read book A Voyage To Terra Australis written by Matthew Flinders and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: A Voyage To Terra Australis by Matthew Flinders
Download or read book A Voyage to Terra Australis Volume 1 written by Matthew Flinders and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of A Voyage to Terra Australis contains all of the original illustrations and charts, which are vital for understanding the details of Matthew Flinders circumnavigation of Australia. The book covers a period of thirteen years (1801-1814); the initial three years comprise the journey of Flinders' ship the HMS Investigator as it sailed the coastlines of what was then known as Terra Australis. The second volume details the conclusions of these voyages, and Captain Flinders capture at the hands of the French. At war with England, and unconvinced Flinders' mission was purely scientific, the French governor Charles Mathieu Isidore Decaen imprisoned him for a total of six years; a Royal Navy blockade forced the author's parole. The scientific importance of mapping the entirety of Australia - upon which the British had established colonies - was undoubted: much of Australia, particularly the northern and western coasts, were hitherto poorly understood by mariners. The job was difficult: throughout, Flinders' ship would sustain wear and damage, impairing its ability to avoid calamities such as a collision with land or destruction in a storm. A Voyage to Terra Australis primarily concerns the various episodes that the HMS Investigator and its crew encountered in its voyage. The first volume however commences by summarizing what was already known thanks to the previous explorations of Australia by various ships; the early Dutch mercantile ventures to the outer portions of the continent, and the famous voyage of James Cook, are recounted. After these summaries are completed, Matthew Flinders commences to detail his own expedition. The painstaking process of mapping the coastlines between and around portions already discovered is described with measurements and charts. The obstacles of weather, and the sheer distance of the traversal, were surmounted by the persistence of Flinders and his fellow cartographers. Although this book is chiefly concerned with the mapping of the vast unknown lands, Flinders also includes several interesting events. An island with a healthy population of kangaroos - a creature unique to the Australian continent - is detailed with an accompanying drawing. Chance meetings with other vessels are mentioned, as are the various purchases of vital supplies to continue the long mission. Initially, Flinders was asked to simply keep records of his journey and observations. However his incarceration gave him ample time to draft this longer, more literary account of his travels. Unexpected results include his observation of the dodge tides of South Australia; although not a physicist, Flinders correctly speculated their cause. One of the most successful navigators of his time, the author demonstrated an early aptitude for seamanship. It was noted by his superiors that he possessed gifts both for command and the drawing of maps; after he had sufficiently rose through the Royal Navy's ranks that he was given command of the HMS Investigator. Tragically the years he spent captured took a toll on his health; he died in 1814 aged forty, a mere four years after arriving home in England.
Download or read book A Voyage to Terra Australis Volume II written by Matthew Flinders and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Voyage to Terra Australis - Volume II" from Matthew Flinders. Distinguished English navigator and cartographer (1774-1814).
Download or read book A Voyage to Terra Australis written by Matthew Flinders and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 2006-03-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Voyage to Terra Australis Volume I written by Matthew Flinders and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-03 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Voyage to Terra Australis - Volume I" from Matthew Flinders. Distinguished English navigator and cartographer (1774-1814).
Download or read book A Voyage to Terra Australis in 2 Vols written by Matthew Flinders and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 1300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Voyage to Terra Australis Vols 1 2 written by Matthew Flinders and published by . This book was released on 2010-08-26 with total page 1136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Voyage to Terra Australis written by Matthew Flinders and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bei diesem Buch aus dem Jahr 1814 handelt es sich um die Erzählung einer Reise nach Terra Australis, eines Kontinents, von dem viele Menschen in der Antike glaubten, er befände sich auf der Südhalbkugel der Erde. Es handelt sich hierbei um den zweiten Band der zweibändigen englischsprachige Ausgabe.
Download or read book A Voyage to Terra Australis written by Matthew Flinders and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bei diesem Buch aus dem Jahr 1814 handelt es sich um die Erzählung einer Reise nach Terra Australis, eines Kontinents, von dem viele Menschen in der Antike glaubten, er befände sich auf der Südhalbkugel der Erde. Es handelt sich hierbei um den ersten Band der zweibändigen englischsprachige Ausgabe.
Download or read book A Voyage to Terra Australis written by Matthew Flinders and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-26 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 2 provides an account of Flinders' captivity in Mauritius, as well as a detailed appendix on botanical discoveries.
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Download or read book A Voyage to Terra Australis written by Matthew Flinders and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-19 with total page 927 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Voyage to Terra Australis is a two-volume sea voyage journal written by English mariner and explorer Matthew Flinders. It describes his circumnavigation of the Australian continent in the early years of the 19th century, and his imprisonment by the French on the island of Mauritius from 1804–1810. The book tells in great detail of his explorations and included maps and drawings of the profiles of unknown coastline areas of what Flinders called "Terra Australis Incognita". By this, he was referring to the great unknown Southern continent that had been sighted and partly mapped by prominent earlier mariners such as Captain James Cook.
Download or read book Terra Australis Text Classics written by Matthew Flinders and published by Text Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this edited selection of his journals, Matthew Flinders, Australia’s greatest navigator and the man who named our island continent, describes in captivating detail his epic mission to map our shores between 1796 and 1803.
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