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"A memorable book that seamlessly welds history, geopolitics, adventure, travel and natural history to tell of civilization's imaginative and physical forays into the mapmaker's southern 'Terra Incognita.'"
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Matthew Flinders was just 17 when he first saw "Terra Australis", and unlocking its mysteries would become the burning motivation for the rest of his short life - at times at terrible cost to himself and others. Flinders joined the Royal Navy as a teenager, journeyed to Tahiti with Bligh's second - and successful - breadfruit voyage, fought the French in the Caribbean and the Atlantic and sailed with Australia's second governor, John Hunter, to the distant colony of New South Wales. The strange, unmapped continent captured his imagination and exploring its uncharted shores became the central goal of his life. Winning the support of the influential Joseph Banks, he received command of the HMS Investigator on an epic voyage to explore and chart the entire Australian coast. The obstacles were incredible - a rotting ship, the perilous, little-known labyrinth of the Barrier Reef, storms, thirst, scurvy and dysentery, and eventually shipwreck, imprisonment and a nine-year absence from a beloved wife. Yet 200 years ago, Flinders completed the first true circumnavigation of Australia, revealing its vastness and diversity, and giving it the shape - and to some extent the name - we see on maps today. Miriam Estensen has drawn on many sources, some only recently available, to create a vivid picture of the life and voyages of Matthew Flinders and the world and people around him. Above all it is a discerning look at the man himself. The story is a tale of high adventure and undeviating commitment, of courage and sacrifice, of triumph and final tragedy.
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- Año de publicación2002
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- ISBN 13 9781865085159
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Matthew Flinders: The Life Of Matthew Flinders
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24.0 x 16.0cms, 538pp, b/w illusts, very good paperback with very good- cover Estensen presents Flinders as an obstinate, intensely ambitious man, eager to emulate Captain Cook. She presents a richly detailed account of his tragedy and short-lived triumph, his exile and painful early death. Nº de ref. del artículo: 136680
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The Life of Matthew Flinders
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Hardback. Matthew Flinders was just 17 when he first saw Terra Australis, and unlocking its mysteries would become the burning motivation for the rest of his short life - at times at terrible cost to himself and others. Flinders joined the Royal Navy as a teenager, journeyed to Tahiti with Bligh's second - and successful - breadfruit voyage, fought the French in the Caribbean and the Atlantic and sailed with Australia's second governor, John Hunter, to the distant colony of New South Wales. The strange, unmapped continent captured his imagination and exploring its uncharted shores became the central goal of his life. Winning the support of the influential Joseph Banks, he received command of the HMS Investigator on an epic voyage to explore and chart the entire Australian coast. 2002. First edition. A good ex-library copy with age tanning to the edges of the text block, rubbing to the board edges and a previous owners bookplate to the front pastedown. The d/w is also good with edge rubbing and creasing to the panels. 4.4 Centimeters X 15.2 Centimeters X 23 Centimeters. Nº de ref. del artículo: 7723016
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The Life of Matthew Flinders by Miriam Estensen
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Small faint blue mark on tail foredge. Interior is excellent. Dust jacket is in good condition with wear and creasing at edges and spine. Miriam Estensen has drawn on many sources, some only recently available, to create a vivid picture of the life and voyages of Matthew Flinders and the world and people around him. Above all it is a new and discerning look at the man himself. The story is engrossing, a tale of high adventure and undeviating commitment, of courage and sacrifice, of triumph and final tragedy. Nº de ref. del artículo: 008134
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. The map is included. Gently read hardcover, with clean text, solid binding. Mylar-protected jacket. Ready to ship. Nº de ref. del artículo: GAM121
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