Terra Australis: Matthew Flinders' Great Adventures in the Circumnavigation of Australia

Text Publishing, Melbourne, 2000. AUSTRALIANA MARITIME Introduction by Tim FlanneryFirst published in two-volumes in 1814, this is the enthralling account of the circumnavigation of Australia, by the man who gave our country its name.Edited and introduced by Tim Flannery, Terra Australis is a vital step toward a new understanding of our own history. Flinders tells of meeting and communicating with Aborigines, of the scrub and wilderness. His descriptions of the difficulties that he and his sailors faced still bristle with energy and immediacy two hundred years later. This is Flinders’ story in his own words, neglected until now, but destined to be eagerly read by all ages. xxxiv, 268 p., 8 p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm. #300923 (Age tanned) Previous ed.: London : G & W. Nicol, 1814. Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814 -- Travel Australia -- Discovery and exploration Australia -- History -- 1788-1851 Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956- Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814. Voyage to Terra Australis Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.