Portrait of Captain Matthew Flinders, RN, 1774-1814, by Toussaint Antoine De Chazal De Chamerel
Oil on canvas 64.5 x 50.0 cm.
Matthew Flinders was the first person to circumnavigate Australia, and to prove that Australia was a single continent. By using the word ‘Australia’ in his maps and writings, he helped the name become popular.
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Gift of David Roche in memory of his father, J.D.K. Roche, and the South Australian Government 2000, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
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