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Captain Matthew Flinders, R.N.
Author | : Joseph Bryant |
Publisher | : London : Epworth Press |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Australia |
ISBN | : |
The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
Author | : Ernest Scott |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 665 |
Release | : 2023-07-09 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3368364766 |
Reproduction of the original.
The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
Author | : Sir Ernest Scott |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 2019-11-29 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
This book provides a glimpse into Australian history and maritime exploration. The book also gives an account of the life and accomplishments of one of Australia's greatest navigators. It covers Flinders' Flemish origins, education, naval career, and his most significant contributions to Australian geography and exploration, including his circumnavigation of Tasmania and the discovery of Bass Strait. In this book, the author's meticulous research is evident in his descriptions of Flinders' voyages, including encounters with Aboriginal peoples and other explorers such as George Bass and the French navigator Nicolas Baudin. With portraits, maps, and facsimiles, this book provides a look at Flinders' life and legacy.
Trim, The Cartographer's Cat
Author | : Matthew Flinders |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2019-10-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472967208 |
Not many ships' cats have even one memorial statue, let alone six. But Trim does, including one outside Euston Station in London, proudly unveiled by Prince William on the bicentenary of Matthew Flinders's death – 19 July 2014. Trim was the ship's cat who accompanied Matthew Flinders on his voyages to circumnavigate and map the coastline of Australia from 1801 to 1803. He lived quite the adventurous life. As a small kitten he fell overboard while at sea but managed to swim back to the vessel and climb back on board by scaling a rope. This cemented his position as Flinders's beloved companion, and together they survived a Pacific voyage, the circumnavigation of Australia and a shipwreck. When Flinders was imprisoned by the French in Mauritius in 1803 Trim shared his captivity until one day he mysteriously disappeared – which heartbreakingly Flinders attributed to his being stolen and eaten by a hungry slave. Trim, The Cartographer's Cat is an ode to this much-loved ship's cat, which will warm the heart of any cat lover. The first part of the book reproduces Flinders' own whimsical tribute to Trim, written while in captivity in the early 1800s, with added 'friendly footnotes' to provide some background to Flinders's numerous literary allusions and nautical terms. Next the book discusses where Flinders was when he wrote his tribute and why, and what his letters and journals from that time tell us about his 'sporting, affectionate and useful companion'. Finally, we learn what Trim's views on all of this might have been, in a fun and fanciful observation on his premature epitaph. Accompanying all of this are beautiful maps, historical photographs, quirky original illustrations by illustrator Ad Long and excerpts from Flinders' original script, showing his beautiful handwriting. This book will make a unique and treasured gift for Flinders fans, Trim fans and cat lovers around the world.
A Biographical Tribute to the Memory of Trim
Author | : Matthew Flinders |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2018-06-24 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781721613960 |
A Biographical Tribute to the Memory of Trim by Matthew Flinders Trim was a ship's cat that accompanied Matthew Flinders on his voyages to circumnavigate and map the coastline of Australia in 1801-03. Trim's epitath and tribute were written during Flinders' incarceration on Mauritius; he changed the names of the various ships used on the voyages We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
The Life of Matthew Flinders
Author | : Miriam Estensen |
Publisher | : Allen & Unwin |
Total Pages | : 572 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781741141528 |
The compelling story of the life and times of Matthew Flinders, one of Australia's - and history's - greatest explorers. From the author of 'Discovery'.