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Terra Australis

Terra Australis: Matthew Flinders’ Great Adventures in the Circumnavigattion of Australia

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Matthew Flinders and Tim Flannery

Introduction by Tim Flannery

First published in two-volumes in 1814, this is the enthralling account of the circumnavigation of Australia, by the man who gave our country its name.

Edited and introduced by Tim Flannery, Terra Australis is a vital step toward a new understanding of our own history. Flinders tells of meeting and communicating with Aborigines, of the scrub and wilderness. His descriptions of the difficulties that he and his sailors faced still bristle with energy and immediacy two hundred years later. This is Flinders’ story in his own words, neglected until now, but destined to be eagerly read by all ages.

About the Authors

Matthew Flinders was born in England in 1774. In 1789, defying his father’s wishes that he enter the field of medicine, Flinders volunteered his services to the British Navy. He became the greatest early navigator of Australia, and explored the Australian coastline with George Bass in his eight-foot long vessel Tom Thumb and later Tom Thumb II....

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Tim Flannery

Tim Flannery is a scientist, an explorer, a conservationist and a leading writer on climate change. He has held various academic positions including visiting Professor in Evolutionary and Organismic Biology at Harvard University, Director of the South Australian Museum, Principal Research Scientist at the Australian Museum, Professorial Fellow...

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Extent:
308pp
Format:
Paperback
Text publication date:
26 April 2012
First published:
1814
ISBN:
9781921922404
AU Price:
$12.95
NZ Price:
$15.99
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Other editions ofTerra Australis
  • Terra Australis
    ebook
    ISBN: 9781921961014
    26 April 2012
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  • Paperback
    ISBN: 9781876485924
    4 June 2001