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Kenneth (Hrsg.) Morgan

Australia Circumnavigated. The Voyage of Matthew Flinders in HMS Investigator, 1801-1803 / Volume II

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This two-volume work provides the first edited publication of Matthew Flinders's fair journals from the circumnavigation of Australia in 1801-1803 in HMS Investigator, and of the 'Memoir' he wrote to accompany his journals and charts. These are among the most important primary texts in Australian maritime history and European voyaging in the Pacific. Flinders was the first explorer to circumnavigate Australia. He was also largely responsible for giving Australia its name. His voyage was supported by the Admiralty, the Navy Board, the East India Company and the patronage of Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society. Banks ensured that t… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-351-81440-9
  • EAN: 9781351814409
  • Produktnummer: 34495833
  • Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
  • Seitenangabe: 446 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 43'261 KB

Über den Autor


Kenneth Morgan is Professor of History at Brunel University, UK, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. His recent publications include Australia: A Very Short Introduction (2012), Matthew Flinders: Maritime Explorer of Australia (2015).

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