Published accounts
A voyage to Terra Australis with Atlas was published on 19 July 1814. Flinders had begun working on his text and charts when a prisoner of war in Mauritius. On returning to England, he concentrated on compiling the narrative and preparing his charts for publication.
In addition to Flinders' description of the voyage and circumnavigation, the two volumes of A voyage to Terra Australis featured a summary of earlier voyages of discovery to Terra Australis, and details of the author's detainment at Mauritius. Four appendixes recorded findings in navigation science, and Robert Brown's writings about the botany of the continent. Commenting on his style of writing, Flinders modestly stated that:
'Matter, rather than manner, was the object of my anxiety …'
[Vol. 1, Preface, p. ix; 1966 reprint of 1814 edition]
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Flinders, Matthew. A voyage to Terra Australis. [vol. 1] - Title page.Title page from Matthew Flinders' journal A voyage to Terra Australis. |
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Flinders, Matthew. A voyage to Terra Australis. [vol. 1] - pages 96-98 : 27 January 1802, '[South coast. Between the Archipelagos]'.Extract from Matthew Flinders' journal A voyage to Terra Australis: Flinders enters South Australian waters; near the head of the Great Australian Bight. |
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Flinders, Matthew. A voyage to Terra Australis. [vol. 1] - pages 104-105 : 28-29 January 1802, '[South coast. Between the Archipelagos]'.Extract from Matthew Flinders' journal A voyage to Terra Australis: anchorage at Fowlers Bay on 28 January, and landing on Fowlers Bay on the 29th. |
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Flinders, Matthew. A voyage to Terra Australis. [vol. 1] - pages 110-111 : 5 February 1802, '[South coast. Nuyts' Archipelogo]'.Extract from Matthew Flinders' journal A voyage to Terra Australis: Streaky Bay; Point Brown; Cape Bauer. |
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Flinders, Matthew. A voyage to Terra Australis. [vol. 1] - pages 124-125 : 13 February 1802, '[South coast. Investigator's Group]'.Extract from Matthew Flinders' journal A voyage to Terra Australis: Investigator's Group of Island, and landing on Flinders Island. - page 124. |
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Flinders, Matthew. A voyage to Terra Australis. [vol. 1] - pages 127-128 : 16 February 1802, '[South Coast. Investigator's Group]'.Extract from Matthew Flinders' journal A voyage to Terra Australis: Coffin Bay, and the sighting of Aborigines. |
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Flinders, Matthew. A voyage to Terra Australis. [vol. 1] - pages 140-148 : 24 February 1802 - 4 March 1802, '[South Coast. Port Lincoln]'.Extract from Matthew Flinders' journal A voyage to Terra Australis: Memory Cove; the coast and land of Port Lincoln are explored; Aborigines and their huts seen on the shores of Port Lincoln. |
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Flinders, Matthew. A voyage to Terra Australis. [vol. 1] - pages 145-147 : 4 March 1802, '[South Coast. Port Lincoln]'.Extract from Matthew Flinders' journal A voyage to Terra Australis: sighting of Aborigines and their huts on the shores of Port Lincoln. |
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Flinders, Matthew. A voyage to Terra Australis. [vol. 1] - pages 156-160 : 9-11 March 1802, '[South Coast. Spencer's Gulph]'.Extract from Matthew Flinders' journal A voyage to Terra Australis: head of Spencer Gulf, which is discovered to be a gulf not a strait; Hummock Hill; Port Lowly; Mr. Brown and a scientific party climb Mt. Brown; sighting of fires and traces of Aborigines. |
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Flinders, Matthew. A voyage to Terra Australis. [vol. 1] - page 167 : 20 March 1802, '[South Coast. Spencer's Gulph]'.Extract from Matthew Flinders' journal A voyage to Terra Australis: the naming of Spencer Gulf ('Spencer's Gulph'). |
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Flinders, Matthew. A voyage to Terra Australis. [vol. 1] - pages 168-173 : 21-23 March 1802, '[South coast. Kanguroo Island]'.Extract from Matthew Flinders' journal A voyage to Terra Australis: Kangaroo Island ('Kanguroo Island'). |
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Flinders, Matthew. A voyage to Terra Australis. [vol. 1] - pages 178-180 : 30-31 March 1802, '[South coast. Gulph of St. Vincent]'.Extract from Matthew Flinders' journal A voyage to Terra Australis: head of St. Vincent Gulf. |
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Flinders, Matthew. A voyage to Terra Australis. [vol. 1] - pages 181-184 : 1-4 April 1802, '[South coast. Gulph of St. Vincent]' and '[South coast. Kanguroo Island]'.Extract from Matthew Flinders' journal A voyage to Terra Australis.: return to Kangaroo Island; Flinders and Robert Brown explore Nepean Bay and climb Prospect Hill (Mt. Thisby); Pelican Lagoon. |
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Flinders, Matthew. A voyage to Terra Australis. [vol. 1] - pages 188-195 : 8-9 April 1802, '[South coast. Encounter Bay]'.Extract from Matthew Flinders' journal A voyage to Terra Australis: Flinders' account of his meeting with Nicolas Baudin at Encounter Bay, 1802; naming of Encounter Bay. - page 189. |
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Monthly review, vol. 76, January - April 1815 - page 162-167.Extract from the Monthly review, Article IV. 'Flinders' Voyage to Terra Australis.': discussion on the English land claim for Australia. |
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Monthly review, vol. 77, May - August 1815 - pages 43-44.Extract from the Monthly review, Article IV. 'Flinders' Voyage to Terra Australis.' - reviewing the charts made by Matthew Flinders during his circumnavigation of Australia, 1801-1803. |
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The Quarterly review, October 1814 - page 1.Extract from The Quarterly review, October 1814, featuring a review of Matthew Flinders' journal Voyage to Terra Australis. |
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The Quarterly review, October 1814 - pages 11-13.Extract from The Quarterly review, October 1814, featuring a review of Matthew Flinders' journal Voyage to Terra Australis. This extract discusses Peron's account of the French expedition, listing some French place names for the south coast, and French claims of discovery. |
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