Matthew Flinders (1774–1814)
Auteur de Terra Australis : Matthew Flinders' great adventures in the circumnavigation of Australia
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Watercolour miniature portrait of British navigator Matthew Flinders, dated about 1800. Source: State Library of NSW.
Œuvres de Matthew Flinders
Terra Australis : Matthew Flinders' great adventures in the circumnavigation of Australia (1984) 102 exemplaires
Trim, The Cartographer's Cat: The ship's cat who helped Flinders map Australia (2019) 24 exemplaires
Matthew Flinders private journal from 17 December 1803 at Isle de France [Mauritius] to 10 July 1814 at London (2005) 6 exemplaires
Australia circumnavigated : the voyage of Matthew Flinders in HMS Investigator, 1801-1803 (2015) 5 exemplaires
Observations on the coasts of Van Diemen's Land, on Bass's Strait and its island and on part of the coast of New South… (1979) 4 exemplaires
A Voyage to Terra Australis 2 Volume Set: A Voyage to Terra Australis: Undertaken for the Purpose of Completing the… (2010) 3 exemplaires
A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 Undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast… 2 exemplaires
Matthew Flinders' narrative of his voyage in the schooner Francis, 1798; preceded and followed by notes on Flinders,… 2 exemplaires
Australia or Terra Australis 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1774-03-16
- Date de décès
- 1814-07-19
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Donington, Lincolnshire, England
- Lieu du décès
- London, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- London, England, UK
Ile de France (imprisonment) - Professions
- navigator
cartographer
naval officer (Royal Navy) - Organisations
- Royal Navy
Membres
Critiques
A Biographical Tribute to the Memory of Trim par Matthew Flinders
I've always had a soft spot for Trim, and for Matthew Flinders who seems to have been a most amusing young man and all the more attractive for the obvious love he felt for his characterful feline friend. The references to current events and personages are occasionally bewildering, and the style a little disorganised, but the wilful and stylish Trim comes to life in this short, enjoyable read.
½This is the story of Trim a ship's cat who sailed with Matthew Flinders from The Cape of Good Hope to Botany Bay; from Botany Bay to London; from London back to Sydney Town; and finally from Sydney Town to Mauritius (including Flinders circumnavigation of Australia). When Flinders docked at Mauritius her was arrested by the French Governor and imprisoned, on parole, for seven years until the end of the Napoleonic Wars. It was during this period that Trim went AWOL. At some point Flinders decided to amuse himself by writing this little monograph to Trim. The manuscript is held in the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich.
Flinders was one of the great explorers and cartographers. His feats of daring and navigational skills are the stuff of legend. This little book shows the humanity of the man.… (plus d'informations)
Flinders was one of the great explorers and cartographers. His feats of daring and navigational skills are the stuff of legend. This little book shows the humanity of the man.… (plus d'informations)
An elegant publication of the Diaries kept by Flinders when he was detained by the French at Mauritius until his final return to England
This cat circumnavigated the globe - but not alone.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 19
- Membres
- 263
- Popularité
- #87,567
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 5
- ISBN
- 38
- Langues
- 1