| Record Number |
904438 |
| ISBN |
9780733341557 (hardback) |
| Author |
Kieza, Grantlee author. |
| Title |
Flinders / Grantlee Kieza. |
| Publisher/Date |
Sydney, N.S.W. : ABC Books, 2023. |
| ©2023 |
| Pagination etc. |
490 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour), maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents note |
"The life, loves and voyages of the man who put Asutralia on th emap"--Cover. |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary Note |
Fearless, sharp-eyed and handsome, Matthew Flinders was one of the greatest of all maritime adventurers and undertook one of the most important voyages of discovery - to circumnavigate and map the famed Great Southern Land.Together with his Aboriginal interpreter and guide, Kuringgai man Bungaree, and his beloved rescue cat Trim, Flinders explored the furthest reaches of Australia and meticulously recorded its rugged coastlines on maps so accurate they are still used today. |
| Subject - Name |
Flinders, Matthew, -- 1774-1814 |
| Subject |
Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography |
| Explorers -- Australia -- Biography |
| Ocean travel |
| Discoveries in geography |
| Cartography -- Australia -- History |
| Australia -- Discovery and exploration |
| Biographies. |
| Shelf Location |
919.402 FLIN |
