Matthew Flinders: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Geoffrey C. Ingleton, Matthew Flinders: Navigator and Chartmaker (1986).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Mar 12, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jul 15, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Mar 04, 2024
Modified link of Web site: State Library of South Australia - Biography of Matthew Flinders. Jan 27, 2020
Add new Web site: The Mariner's Museum and Park - Ages of Exploration - Biography of Matthew Flinders. Apr 25, 2019
Updated for the discovery of his remains. Jan 29, 2019
Add new Web site: Royal Museum of Greenwich - Biography of Matthew Flinders. Mar 06, 2017
Add new Web site: Australian Dictionary of Biography - Biography of Matthew Flinders. Feb 14, 2014
Add new Web site: Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Matthew Flinders. Feb 14, 2014
In the discussion of his arrival in Mauritius, changed "October" to "December." Jan 07, 2013
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Biography of Matthew Flinders. Apr 08, 2009
Bibliography revised and updated. Oct 30, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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