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The life of Matthew Flinders

In 1790, a stuborn sixteen-year-old defied his father and went to sea. Here began the remarkable career of Matthew Flinders, a career that ended in his forty-first year, just days after publication of his life's work, 'A voyage to Terra Australis' and its accompanying atlas. Before Flinders, travellers wondered whether a continent, two islands or perhaps even an archipelago occupied these uncharted waters, All this changed with Flinders's epic voyage of circumnavigation. This is a detailed account of tragedy and short-lived triumph, of exile on an enemy island and love thwarted, of a painful early death. It is also the story of a man who left an indelible mark on a continent and a nation.

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