The story of a brave seafaring cat who in the company of Matthew Flinders circumnavigated the globe in the years 1799-1804. To the memory of Trim the best and most illustrious of his Race the most affectionate of friends faithful of servants and best of creatures. He made a Tour of the Globe and a voyage to Australia which he circumnavigated; and was ever the delight and pleasure of his fellow voyagers. Returning to Europe in 1803 he was shipwrecked in the Great Equinoxial Ocean; This danger escaped he sought refuge and assistance at the Isle of France where he was made prisoner contrary to the laws of Justice of Humanity and of French National Faith; and where alas! He terminated his useful career; by an untimely death being devoured by the Catophago of that island. Many a time have I beheld his little merriment's with delight and his superior intelligence with surprise: Never will his life be seen again! Trim was born in the Southern Indian Ocean in the Year 1799 and perished as above at the Isle of France in 1804. Peace be to his shade and Honour to his memory.

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Matthew Flinders

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Matthew Flinders is the man who gave Australia its name. A Voyage to Terra Australis, first published in two volumes in 1814, is his masterwork describing his circumnavigation of the great island continent in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.  This edited version includes the journey Flinders made with George Bass to prove that Tasmania is an island, his herculean voyage in the Investigator to map the Australian coastline and his account of the wreck of the Porpoise.  Flinders' detailed stories of his travels remain vivid two hundred years later. He writes about his meetings with Aborigines, his encounters with French explorers and Macassan fishing fleets and his adventures with the great Aboriginal leader Bongaree. The backdrop to this epic drama is the unforgettable wilderness of Australia.  Brilliantly edited and introduced by Tim Flannery, Terra Australis documents the shaping of Australia.

Terra Australis: Matthew Flinders' great adventures in the circumnavigation of Australia

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Terra Australis: Matthew Flinders' great adventures in the circumnavigation of Australia