Letter [manuscript]. 1801.

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Letter [manuscript]. 1801.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225710813

Letter from Flinders to Sir Joseph Banks written on board the Investigator, 24.5.1801, prior to his departure for Australia, concerning Flinder's petition to the Admiralty for permission to take his wife on the voyage.

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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 ...

Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820

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José Francisco Correia da Serra was a Portuguese scholar, naturalist and diplomat. From the guide to the José Francisco Correia da Serra letters, 1810-1823, 1810-1823, (American Philosophical Society) English naturalist From the guide to the Sir Joseph Banks letters, 1802, 1803, 1804, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Scientist and explorer. President of the Royal Society. From the description of Letters and pa...