Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 320 p)
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Karten
Edition:
2014
ISBN:
9781474210805
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9781441149107
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9781441122698
Content:
"This book provides a thoroughly researched biography of the naval career of Matthew Flinders, with particular emphasis on his importance for the maritime discovery of Australia. Sailing in the wake of the 18th-century voyages of exploration by Captain Cook and others, Flinders was the first naval commander to circumnavigate Australia's coastline. He contributed more to the mapping and naming of places in Australia than virtually any other single person. His voyage to Australia on H.M.S. Investigator expanded the scope of imperial, geographical and scientific knowledge. This biography places Flinders's career within the context of Pacific exploration and the early white settlement of Australia. Flinders's connections with other explorers, his use of patronage, the dissemination of his findings, and his posthumous reputation are also discussed in what is an important new scholarly work in the field."--
Content:
1. The Young Midshipman -- 2. Encounter with Australia -- 3. Circumnavigating Van Diemen's Land -- 4. Voyaging on the Norfolk -- 5. A plan to circumnavigate Australia -- 6. The Investigator sets sail -- 7. The Unknown South Coast -- 8. From Encounter Bay to Sydney -- 9. The East Coast and the Gulf of Carpentaria -- 10. The circumnavigation aborted -- 11. Detention on Mauritius -- 12. A Voyage to Terra Australis
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441179623
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Morgan, Kenneth, 1953 - Matthew Flinders, maritime explorer of Australia London : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016 ISBN 9781441179623
Language:
English
Keywords:
Flinders, Matthew 1774-1814
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Forschungsreise
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Australien
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Geschichte
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Bibliografie
DOI:
10.5040/9781474210805
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