The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
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The Life of Matthew Flinders, by Ernest Scott
THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN MATTHEW FLINDERS, R.N.
PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
AUTHOR OF "TERRE NAPOLEON" AND "LIFE OF LAPEROUSE"
WITH PORTRAITS, MAPS, AND FACSIMILES.
SYDNEY ANGUS & ROBERTSON LTD. 89 CASTLEREAGH STREET 1914.
AUTHOR OF "TERRE NAPOLEON" AND "LIFE OF LAPEROUSE"
WITH PORTRAITS, MAPS, AND FACSIMILES.
SYDNEY ANGUS & ROBERTSON LTD. 89 CASTLEREAGH STREET 1914.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHRONOLOGY.
MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHRONOLOGY.
THE LIFE OF MATTHEW FLINDERS.
CHAPTER 1. BIRTH AND ORIGINS.
CHAPTER 2. AT SCHOOL AND AT SEA.
CHAPTER 3. A VOYAGE UNDER BLIGH.
CHAPTER 4. THE BATTLE OFF BREST.
CHAPTER 5. AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHY BEFORE FLINDERS.
CHAPTER 6. THE RELIANCE AND THE TOM THUMB.
CHAPTER 7. THE DISCOVERY OF BASS STRAIT.
CHAPTER 8. THE VOYAGE OF THE FRANCIS.
CHAPTER 9. CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF TASMANIA.
CHAPTER 10. THE FATE OF GEORGE BASS.
CHAPTER 11. ON THE QUEENSLAND COAST.
CHAPTER 12. THE INVESTIGATOR.
CHAPTER 13. THE FRENCH EXPEDITION.
CHAPTER 14. SOUTH COAST DISCOVERY.
CHAPTER 15. FLINDERS AND BAUDIN IN ENCOUNTER BAY.
CHAPTER 16. FLINDERS IN PORT PHILLIP.
CHAPTER 17. THE FRENCH AT PORT JACKSON: PERON THE SPY.
CHAPTER 18. AUSTRALIA CIRCUMNAVIGATED.
CHAPTER 19. THE CALAMITY OF WRECK REEF.
CHAPTER 20. TO ILE-DE-FRANCE IN THE CUMBERLAND.
CHAPTER 21. GENERAL DECAEN.
CHAPTER 22. THE CAPTIVITY.
CHAPTER 23. THE CAPTIVITY PROLONGED.
CHAPTER 24. THE CAPTIVITY MODIFIED.
CHAPTER 25. THE ORDER OF RELEASE.
CHAPTER 26. THE RELEASE.
CHAPTER 27. LAST YEARS AND DEATH OF FLINDERS.
CHAPTER 28. CHARACTERISTICS.
CHAPTER 29. THE NAVIGATOR.
CHAPTER 30. THE NAMING OF AUSTRALIA.
CHAPTER 1. BIRTH AND ORIGINS.
CHAPTER 2. AT SCHOOL AND AT SEA.
CHAPTER 3. A VOYAGE UNDER BLIGH.
CHAPTER 4. THE BATTLE OFF BREST.
CHAPTER 5. AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHY BEFORE FLINDERS.
CHAPTER 6. THE RELIANCE AND THE TOM THUMB.
CHAPTER 7. THE DISCOVERY OF BASS STRAIT.
CHAPTER 8. THE VOYAGE OF THE FRANCIS.
CHAPTER 9. CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF TASMANIA.
CHAPTER 10. THE FATE OF GEORGE BASS.
CHAPTER 11. ON THE QUEENSLAND COAST.
CHAPTER 12. THE INVESTIGATOR.
CHAPTER 13. THE FRENCH EXPEDITION.
CHAPTER 14. SOUTH COAST DISCOVERY.
CHAPTER 15. FLINDERS AND BAUDIN IN ENCOUNTER BAY.
CHAPTER 16. FLINDERS IN PORT PHILLIP.
CHAPTER 17. THE FRENCH AT PORT JACKSON: PERON THE SPY.
CHAPTER 18. AUSTRALIA CIRCUMNAVIGATED.
CHAPTER 19. THE CALAMITY OF WRECK REEF.
CHAPTER 20. TO ILE-DE-FRANCE IN THE CUMBERLAND.
CHAPTER 21. GENERAL DECAEN.
CHAPTER 22. THE CAPTIVITY.
CHAPTER 23. THE CAPTIVITY PROLONGED.
CHAPTER 24. THE CAPTIVITY MODIFIED.
CHAPTER 25. THE ORDER OF RELEASE.
CHAPTER 26. THE RELEASE.
CHAPTER 27. LAST YEARS AND DEATH OF FLINDERS.
CHAPTER 28. CHARACTERISTICS.
CHAPTER 29. THE NAVIGATOR.
CHAPTER 30. THE NAMING OF AUSTRALIA.
APPENDICES.
APPENDIX A.
APPENDIX A.
BAUDIN'S ACCOUNT OF ENCOUNTER BAY.
APPENDIX B. PERON'S REPORT ON PORT JACKSON.
APPENDIX C. NAMES GIVEN BY FLINDERS TO IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN COASTAL FEATURES.
APPENDIX B. PERON'S REPORT ON PORT JACKSON.
APPENDIX C. NAMES GIVEN BY FLINDERS TO IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN COASTAL FEATURES.
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
INDEX.
INDEX.
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