Papers [manuscript].

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Papers [manuscript].

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Papers relative to Flinders' detention at Mauritius, including his letters to Decaen, extracts from his journal and other papers seized by Decaen, Decaen's memoirs and correspondence. The documents were transcribed in France for Sir Ernest Scott's Life of Matthew Flinders.

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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 ...

Decaen, Charles Mathieu Isidore, 1769-1832

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French general. Governor of Mauritius during the detention of Matthew Flinders on the island. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225757062 ...