The indomitable Captain Matthew Flinders, Royal Navy / by Peter Ashley.

A brief biography of Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) concentrating on three key events during Flinders's life: his voyage with Captain William Bligh on the Providence, his command of the Investigator and circumnavigation of Australia and finally, his detention for over six years on the Ile de France (Mauritius). Illustrated and with many photographs and endnotes to each chapter, appendices include a list of Flinders's ships, notes on key figures in his life, and a bibliography.