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1814 - Chart of Terra Australis...East Coast Sheet IV, (Great Barrier Reef, Central/ Northern Queensland)

Map maker	Size	Map ID	Condition
Matthew Flinders	620 x 890 mm	D1 / M409 / I382	Very good condition. Please contact us for the full condition report

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Flinders' chart in his ship the 'Investigator' (1802) of the central/northern Queensland coast shows the region between Cape Manifold and Cape Grafton as charted by both Cook and Flinders. Flinders charted the southern section of the map as far north as the Cumberland Isles when he passed along the inner edge of the Barrier Reef and then through it on his way to Torres Strait. The remainder of the chart then comes from Cook's charting of the region in 1770. The track of the 'Investigator' is shown with depth soundings and observations of the sea floor, weather, currents and winds. Part of the tracks of the Endeavour (1770), Deptford (1787), and Cumberland (1803) as well as where Flinders made observations to determine Longitude and Latitude are also shown. The two inset maps in the bottom left corner are of the Percy Isles, Broad Sound, and Shoalwater Bay.

Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) was an accomplished navigator and cartographer, having circumnavigated the Australian continent, proved that Tasmania was not joined to the mainland, and played a major part in the naming of Australia. Despite Flinders’ short life he accomplished some exceptional feats. His charts were of a particularly high standard and though published in 1814, many continued to be republished and used until recent years. Flinders’ most famous chart was of the Australian continent, published in 1814, which is famously named ‘General Chart of Terra Australis or Australia’. It was the first prominent chart to specifically label the continent as Australia. Sadly, Flinders journeys were marked by some disappointments including shipwrecks, poor vessels, and most notably his six year imprisonment by the French on Mauritius. His imprisonment meant that he was not the first to publish the newly discovered regions of Australia or a ‘complete’ map of the continent. However in 1814 shortly before his death his famous atlas was released with 16 charts detailing a majority of the Australian coastline.

Perry & Prescott p169/170

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