Matthew Flinders - Matthew Flinders family papers, 1791-1939
Matthew Flinders - Matthew Flinders family papers, 1791-1939
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Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--]
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M 3033-3037
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microfilm reels 35 mm
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Microfilm : M 3033-3037. See detailed contents list (12pp.) at Micro. Ref. Bks. 2.3/277, Vol. 28.
Microfilm : Matthew Flinders tribute to Trim the cat.
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Contents
[1] Correspondence 1797-1814: correspondents include Sir Joseph Banks & Thomi Pitot. [2] Journals & narratives, 1791-1810: includes journals kept on HMS Providence (c.1791) & HMS Bellerophon (1793-94); narratives of voyages on HMS Tom Thumb (1795-96) & Investigator (1814); includes a biographical tribute to Trim the cat, by Matthew Flinders, Isle...
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Matthew Flinders - Matthew Flinders family papers, 1791-1939
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Available for reference
Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series M 3033-3037: see M Series 'Handbook', entry 169, pp.61-62.
Originals held by National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Descriptive list (9pp.) is available at Micro.Ref.Bks. 2.3/277, vol.26.
See also the Natio...
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Administrative / Biographical history
Naval officer and explorer. In 1801-2 he circumnavigated Australia in HMS Investigator, being the first navigator to chart the southern coast
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M 3033-3037
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YzOgKx89
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YzOgKx89
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433001
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