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Matthew Flinders : personal letters from an extraordinary life

by Matthew Flinders, Paul Brunton

This illustrated collection of over 100 letters chronicles a maritime career from 1791 to 1814. It documents the circumnavigation of Australia and the discovery of Bass Strait, alongside correspondence with figures such as Sir Joseph Banks and George Bass.

Accession 19647 ISBN 1875567321 Publisher Hordern House
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