Matthew Flinders: Navigator and Chartmaker. Foreword by H.R.H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

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(London): Genesis Publications, 1986. Folio. Orig. dec. cloth with col. illust. mounted on front cover. Gilt. (xxiv, 468pp.). With col. frontisp., illust. title-page, num. full-page col. and b/w plates, text-illusts., full-page maps, text-maps, front endpaper map, and illust. rear endpaper. Printed in double-column. 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.