| ISBN |
9780733341557 (hardback) |
| Name |
Kieza, Grantlee author. |
| Title |
Flinders / Grantlee Kieza. |
| Published |
Sydney, N.S.W. : ABC Books, 2023. |
| ©2023 |
| Description |
490 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour), maps ; 25 cm |
| Notes |
"The life, loves and voyages of the man who put Asutralia on th emap"--Cover. |
| Cultural sensitivity advisory notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this item may contain names, recordings, images, photographs, illustrations and text of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. |
| Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subjects |
Flinders, Matthew, -- 1774-1814 |
| Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography |
| Explorers -- Australia -- Biography |
| Ocean travel |
| Discoveries in geography |
| Cartography -- Australia -- History |
| Australia -- Discovery and exploration |
| Genre |
Biographies |
| First Nations |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
|
|---|
