Matthew Flinders
Born: 16th March 1774 Donington
Died: 19th July 1814 London
Captain Matthew Flinders RN, was an English navigator and cartographer, who was the leader of the first circumnavigation of Australia and identified it as a continent. Flinders made three voyages to the southern ocean between 1791 and 1810
Link to English Heritage's Blue Plaque entry for his address in London:
Link to English Heritage's Blue Plaque entry for his address in London:
Memorial plaque attached to the front of the 'new' house
Memorial plaque attached to the front of the 'new' house
The lead breast plate of Captain Matthew Flinders' coffin, discovered during archaeological works in preparation for the HS2 rail link at Euston - 2019
The lead breast plate of Captain Matthew Flinders' coffin, discovered during archaeological works in preparation for the HS2 rail link at Euston - 2019
Plaque dedicated to 'Trim' his cat, at Mitchell Library, Sydney
Plaque dedicated to 'Trim' his cat, at Mitchell Library, Sydney
Sash Badge
Sash Badge
Memorial to the marriage of Matthew Flinders to Ann Chapelle - St Nicholas Church in Partney Lincolnshire
Memorial to the marriage of Matthew Flinders to Ann Chapelle - St Nicholas Church in Partney Lincolnshire
Mauritius memorial, where Flinders was wrongly held as a prisoner-of-war in 1803 for 7 years.
Mauritius memorial, where Flinders was wrongly held as a prisoner-of-war in 1803 for 7 years.
