The Life Of Captain Matthew Flinders, R.N.
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Boards: bumping and rubbing on corners and spine. Small bruise on rear panel. Binding: shaky, no loose pages. Pages: Yellowed, with light foxing on the prelims and book block. All plates, maps and fold-out letters remain intact. Markings: Name penned on fep and preface, ink markings on the chapter one page.
Few figures in the age of exploration left a more indelible mark on the map of the world than Captain Matthew Flinders, the Royal Navy officer who circumnavigated and charted the Australian continent, and whose very name became synonymous with the land he so painstakingly documented. Published in 1914 to mark the centenary of Flinders' death, Ernest Scott's authoritative biography chronicles the remarkable life of this pioneering navigator — from his early voyages under William Bligh, through his monumental circumnavigation of Australia aboard the *Investigator*, to his years of unjust imprisonment on Mauritius by the French — reconstructing a life of extraordinary ambition and equally extraordinary suffering. Scott, a distinguished Professor of History at the University of Melbourne, brings the rigour of the academic historian to bear on a subject of profound national and maritime significance, drawing on primary sources, portraits, maps, and facsimiles to present a portrait of Flinders that is both intimate and sweeping in its historical scope. The result is a landmark work of Australian historiography, written at a moment when the young nation was beginning to consciously excavate and celebrate its own foundational stories. For anyone captivated by the golden age of maritime exploration, the story of how one man's obsessive dedication gave Australia its shape — and its name — remains as compelling as ever.
Author: Ernest Scott
Format: Hardback
Published: 1914, Angus & Robertson Ltd.
Genre: Biography
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Boards: bumping and rubbing on corners and spine. Small bruise on rear panel. Binding: shaky, no loose pages. Pages: Yellowed, with light foxing on the prelims and book block. All plates, maps and fold-out letters remain intact. Markings: Name penned on fep and preface, ink markings on the chapter one page.
Few figures in the age of exploration left a more indelible mark on the map of the world than Captain Matthew Flinders, the Royal Navy officer who circumnavigated and charted the Australian continent, and whose very name became synonymous with the land he so painstakingly documented. Published in 1914 to mark the centenary of Flinders' death, Ernest Scott's authoritative biography chronicles the remarkable life of this pioneering navigator — from his early voyages under William Bligh, through his monumental circumnavigation of Australia aboard the *Investigator*, to his years of unjust imprisonment on Mauritius by the French — reconstructing a life of extraordinary ambition and equally extraordinary suffering. Scott, a distinguished Professor of History at the University of Melbourne, brings the rigour of the academic historian to bear on a subject of profound national and maritime significance, drawing on primary sources, portraits, maps, and facsimiles to present a portrait of Flinders that is both intimate and sweeping in its historical scope. The result is a landmark work of Australian historiography, written at a moment when the young nation was beginning to consciously excavate and celebrate its own foundational stories. For anyone captivated by the golden age of maritime exploration, the story of how one man's obsessive dedication gave Australia its shape — and its name — remains as compelling as ever.