Produced by Sue Asscher THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN MATTHEW FLINDERS, R.N. BY ERNEST SCOTT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE AUTHOR OF “TERRE NAPOLEON” AND “LIFE OF LAPEROUSE” WITH PORTRAITS, MAPS, AND FACSIMILES. SYDNEY ANGUS & ROBERTSON LTD. 89 CASTLEREAGH STREET 1914. PREFACE. The subject of this book died one hundred years ago.
Laperouse by Ernest Scott
This etext was produced by Col Choat colchoat@yahoo.com.au This etext was produced by Col Choat colchoat@yahoo.com.au DEDICATION To my friend T.B.E. FOREWORD All Sydney people, and most of those who have visited the city, have seen the tall monument to Laperouse overlooking Botany Bay. Many have perhaps read a little about him, and know the