Flinders explains his geographical findings |
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| Title : | Flinders explains his geographical findings |
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| Creator : | Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814 | ||
| Source : | A voyage to Terra Australis ..., p. 190 | ||
| Place Of Creation : | Adelaide | ||
| Publisher : | Libraries Board of South Australia | ||
| Date of creation : | 1966 | ||
| Format : | Book | ||
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Flinders returned to Le Geographe the next morning and told Baudin of his discoveries of the two gulfs, the peninsulas and of the nearby island, which he indicated could be used to re-provision the French ship with fresh meat and water. He told Baudin he had named this island Kangaroo Island. As the two ships prepared to depart, Baudin told Flinders of some dangerous rocks further to the south; he also asked him to keep an eye open for the missing boat and its crew, and his companion ship Le Naturaliste. Baudin also at this point thought to ask Flinders' name and was surprised to learn he was the author of the map he had been given. The meeting had been amicable and had been conducted throughout in English despite the presence of Robert Brown to act as interpreter. In addition the conversations were only between Flinders and Baudin, with Brown standing by in case of need. There was also some informal and unofficial chatter between Flinders's boat crew and the sailors of Le Geographe. Flinders was careful to note this because of problems later regarding the publication of the French charts. |
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| Related names : | Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814 Baudin, Nicolas, 1754-1803 Brown, Robert, 1773-1858 |
| Coverage year : | 1802 |
| Place : | Encounter Bay |
| Further reading : | Brown, Anthony J. Ill-starred captains: Flinders and Baudin Hindmarsh, S. Aust.: Crawford House Publishing, 2000 Fornasiero, F. J. Encountering Terra Australis: the Australian voyages of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders Kent Town, South Australia : Wakefield Press, 2004 Estensen, Miriam The life of Matthew Flinders Crows Nest, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin, 2002 Baudin, Nicolas, The journal of post Captain Nicolas Baudin, Commander-in-Chief of the corvettes Geographe and Naturaliste, ... Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1974 Flinders, Matthew, A voyage to Terra Australis: undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802 and 1803, .... Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1966 |
| Internet links : | Encounter 1802-2002 |
| Exhibitions and events : | State Library of South Australia: Mortlock Wing. Taking it to the edge August 2004- |
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