A voyage to terra australis, undertaken for the purpose. But phillip playfords discovery of a handwritten french translation of vlaminghs personal journal from the voyage now provides, through this beautifully produced book, much greater insight into this major event in australias history. Volume 1 hardcover 1 november 2010 by matthew flinders author visit amazons matthew flinders page. In the early nineteenth century, australia remained largely uncharted, and doubt prevailed as to its unity as a continent. A voyage to terra australis by matthew flinders part 3 out of 9. Feb 01, 2009 a voyage to terra australis volume 1 undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 180. Instruments, books, and charts supplied, with articles for presents and barter. Undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast.
Flinders concluded in his book, a voyage to terra australis, that he did not believe saxemberg existed at all. The various discoveries which had been made upon the coasts of terra australis, antecedently to the present voyage, are of dates as widely distant, as are the degrees of confidence to which they are respectively entitled. Terra australis latin for south land was a hypothetical continent first posited in antiquity and which appeared on maps between the 15th and 18th centuries. A voyage to terra australis by matthew flinders full. The existence of terra australis was not based on any survey or direct observation, but rather on the idea that continental land in the northern hemisphere should be balanced by land in the southern hemisphere. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Matthew flinders, book i, chapter i, a voyage to terra australis circumnavigation 6 dec 1801 9 june 1803 edit investigator set sail from spithead for australia on 18 july 1801, calling at the cape of good hope before crossing the indian ocean and sighting cape. Jul 12, 2007 a voyage to terra australis volume 1 is presented here in a high quality paperback edition.
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