Author: Matthew FlindersPublisher:
ISBN: 3752307072
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: A Voyage To Terra Australis by Matthew Flinders
A Voyage To Terra Australis
Author: Matthew FlindersPublisher:
ISBN: 3752307072
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: A Voyage To Terra Australis by Matthew Flinders
A Voyage to Terra Australis - Volume 1
Author: Matthew FlindersPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781979090391
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
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.
A Voyage to Terra Australis - Volume II
Author: Matthew FlindersPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781512026436
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
"A Voyage to Terra Australis - Volume II" from Matthew Flinders. Distinguished English navigator and cartographer (1774-1814).
A Voyage to Terra Australis
Author: Matthew FlindersPublisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN: 9781421971544
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
A Voyage to Terra Australis (in 2 Vols.).
Author: Matthew FlindersA Voyage to Terra Australis - Volume I
Author: Matthew FlindersPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781512026290
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
"A Voyage to Terra Australis - Volume I" from Matthew Flinders. Distinguished English navigator and cartographer (1774-1814).
Voyage to Terra Australis - Volume 2 Undertaken for the Purpose of Completing the Discovery of that Vast Country, and Prosecuted in the Years 1801, 1802 and 1803, in His Majesty's Ship the Investigator, and Subsequently in the Armed Vessel Porpoise and
Author: Matthew FlindersA Voyage to Terra Australis
Author: Matthew FlindersPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3845711809
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
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.
Terra Australis: Text Classics
Author: Matthew FlindersPublisher: Text Publishing
ISBN: 1921961015
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
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.
A Voyage to Terra Australis
Author: Matthew FlindersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description