Narrative of the Wreck of HMS Porpoise Unknown - 2014

Sydney, Potts Point: Hordern House Rare Books, 2014. Hardback wide octavo, dustjacket (with flaps, nautical chart reverse side), pale blue paper covered boards, beige cloth spine, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), few sepia (brown-tinted) drawings. 134 pp. This is the long over-looked account of the notorious wreck of HMS Porpoise on the southern fringe of the Great Barrier Reef in 1803. This narrative of the wreck is now revealed as written by a junior officer on Matthew Flinders' HMS Investigator, Surgeon's Mate Robert Purdie (1780 - 1815). The narrative was originally published in eight parts in the Naval Chronicle in 1799 - 1818. This book has a new introduction and notes by Matthew Fishburn. Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the July 1814 publication of Matthew Flinders' "Voyage to Terra Australis”.

Sydney: Hordern House, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Fine Condition. 22.5cm x 15.5cm. [viii], iii, 134 pages. Quarter cloth, blue papered boards, gilt lettering, illustrated french fold jacket. "A lively account of sailing with Matthew Flinders, written by a young surgeon in the Royal Navy who survived the wreck of HMS Porpoise off the Queensland coast in 1803." (rear cover) Shipped Weight: .43 kilos. ISBN/EAN: 9781875567737. BZDB407 Ships & the Sea; Countries::Australia; Exploration. EAN: 9781875567737 Robert Purdie Narrative of the Wreck of HMS Porpoise

Horden House , Sydney ,2014. 8vo , pp.viii+ v+ 134,illustrations, Very Good hardcover in Very Good dust wrapper. ISBN 9781875567737 A lively account of sailing with Matthew Flinders written by a young surgeon in the Royal Navy who survived the wreck of HMS Porpoise off the Queensland coast in 1803,