Matthew Flinders: Navigator and Chartmaker. Foreword by H.R.H. The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh. TOGETHER WITH: Matthew Flinders: Private Journal 1803-1814. The Mitchell Library Manuscript.

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(London:) Genesis Publications 1986. 2 vols. 4to. Uniformly bound in orig. qtr.morocco. Gilt. Spines gilt and with raised bands. E.g. In orig. slip-case. Profusely illust. De Luxe Edition lim. to 550 numbered sets fully signed "Geoffrey G. Ingleton". Fine. NOTE: A comprehensive and scholarly work on "Flinders" life and achievements including his early coastal explorations and meritorious contributions to the foundation of Australian hydrography. Plus an account of Flinders' lengthy detention at the Ile de France and a facsimile of the original Flinders manuscript held in the Mitchell Library.