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Matthew Flinders and George Bass may be known mostly for circumnavigating this country– and for naming the island they circumnavigated Australia! – but they were also adventurous enough to get in the way of imperial tensions: Flinders held captive by the French, while Bass’s last journey may have led him into the hands of the Spanish.  

DELIVERY MODE

  • Face-to-Face

COURSE OUTLINE

  • George Bass
  • Matthew Flinders
  • Jean-Francois Galoup de La Perouse
  • Bass and Flinders voyages, including Bungaree and Nanbaree

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

  1. Describe the life story of each of these explorers.
  2. Evaluate their historical significance.

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