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

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Matthew Flinders' travel diaries provide a faithful account of the 1801 naval expedition that led to the first complete map outlining the Australian continent. Structured around day-to-day geographical, botanical and astronomical observations, the first volume focuses on the discoveries made along the south coast of the continent.