Copies of a draft of a letter, 19 October 1808 [manuscript]. [not after 1980]

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Copies of a draft of a letter, 19 October 1808 [manuscript]. [not after 1980]

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Copies of a draft of a letter, 19 October 1808, by Matthew Flinders while a prisoner on Mauritus, one copy annotated.

4 p. (0.2 cm.)

Libraries Australia

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Libraries Australia

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Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814

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Flinders was a captain in the navy, hydrographer and discoverer. On 24 Jan. 1801 he was given command of HM Sloop Investigator, and was subsequently promoted to the rank of Commander, for the purpose of surveying the coast of Australia. He received his sailing orders on 17.7.1801 and reached Australia on 6.12.1801. From the description of Letter [manuscript]. 1801. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225710813 ...