Terra Australis: Text Classics

Terra Australis: Text Classics
Author: Matthew Flinders
Publisher: Text Publishing
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2012-04-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 1921961015

In this edited selection of his journals, Matthew Flinders, Australia’s greatest navigator and the man who named our island continent, describes in captivating detail his epic mission to map our shores between 1796 and 1803.

A Biographical Tribute to the Memory of Trim

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.

Matthew Flinders

Matthew Flinders
Author: Carole Wilkinson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2020-07-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781742034935

Matthew Flinders was a country boy who wanted to be a sailor. He lived at a time when ocean voyages took months, sometimes years. His life at sea was full of adventure and danger. He was the first to sail all the way around Australia. He drew the first complete map of the continent. Sailing was a dangerous business in Matthew's time that could end in shipwreck, disease or death. He wanted to make it safer for sailors by making his map as accurate as possible.

Observations on the Coasts of Van Diemen's Land

Observations on the Coasts of Van Diemen's Land
Author: Matthew Flinders
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 53
Release: 2021-11-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

"Observations on the Coasts of Van Diemen's Land" is a historical account of the exploration of the Australian continent created by Captain Matthew Flinders, a British navigator, and cartographer who led the first inshore circumnavigation of mainland Australia. The expeditions started from Port Jackson and aimed to explore the neighboring lands.

The History of Tasmania

The History of Tasmania
Author: John West
Publisher:
Total Pages: 370
Release: 1852
Genre: Aboriginal Tasmanians
ISBN:

Author's copy. Printed, with MS. corrections and annotations by the author. Handwriting identical with that in a letter from West to Edward Wise, 5 June 1864 in ML MSS. 1327/3, pp. 315-317. 1. pp. 209-340 are missing, with blank pages inserted at the back used for annotations. 2. identical with other copies of the volume.

Matthew Flinder's Cat

Matthew Flinder's Cat
Author: Bryce Courtenay
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 475
Release: 2006-08-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0143004638

The story of a drunk, a boy and a cat Billy O'Shannessy, once a prominent barrister, is now on the street where he sleeps on a bench outside the State Library. Above him on the window sill rests a bronze statue of Matthew Flinders' cat, Trim. Ryan is a ten-year-old, a near-street kid heading for the usual trouble. The two form an unlikely bond. Through telling Ryan the story of Flinders' circumnavigation of Australia as seen through Trim's eyes, Billy is drawn deeply into Ryan's life and into the Sydney underworld. A modern-day story of friendship and redemption by an internationally bestselling author. Visit brycecourtenay.com