A Voyage To Terra Australis; Undertaken For The Purpose Of Completing The Discovery Of That Vast Country, And Prosecuted In The Years 1801, 1802, And 1803... (Three-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: Libraries Board of South Australia facsimile edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Complete set with 20 b/w maps (I-XVIII) + 10 b/w plates. Light foxing on book blocks, otherwise very good copies.
This landmark work of exploration history chronicles Flinders’s monumental circumnavigation of the Australian continent, presenting his navigational achievements, scientific observations, and the political stakes surrounding Britain’s push to chart and claim the region. It illustrates the precision, hardship, and ambition that shaped one of the most consequential voyages in Southern Hemisphere discovery.
Author: Matthew Flinders
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, Libraries Board of South Australia
Edition: Libraries Board of South Australia facsimile edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Complete set with 20 b/w maps (I-XVIII) + 10 b/w plates. Light foxing on book blocks, otherwise very good copies.
This landmark work of exploration history chronicles Flinders’s monumental circumnavigation of the Australian continent, presenting his navigational achievements, scientific observations, and the political stakes surrounding Britain’s push to chart and claim the region. It illustrates the precision, hardship, and ambition that shaped one of the most consequential voyages in Southern Hemisphere discovery.