Matthew Flinders completed his circumnavigation of Australia in 1803 and immediately set sail for England to deliver his charts and journals — only to be arrested by the French governor of Mauritius and held for nearly seven years. His account, A Voyage to Terra Australis, was published on 18 July 1814, the day he died. This coin marks the 200th anniversary of that publication.
Matthew Flinders completed his circumnavigation of Australia in 1803 and immediately set sail for England to deliver his charts and journals — only to be arrested by the French governor of Mauritius and held for nearly seven years. His account, A Voyage to Terra Australis, was published on 18 July 1814, the day he died. This coin marks the 200th anniversary of that publication.