True friendship knows no bounds : the British navigator who gave Australia its name and the erudite Mauritian : extensive correspondence of Matthew Flinders and Thomi Pitot (1804-1814) / Marc Serge Rivierè.

In this annotated edition, an extensive correspondence (64 letters) between Matthew Flinders and Thomi Pitot has been transcribed. Critical and historical notes are presented as footnotes and serve to identify persons or explain relevant circumstances. Flinders' own retrospective explanations of eve...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Correspondence. Selections
Main Authors: Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814 (Author)
Pitot, Thomi (Author)
Other Authors: Rivière, Marc, 1947- (Editor, Writer of introduction)
Language:English
French
Language and/or Writing System:
Text in English and French, with English translation.
Published: Curepipe, Mauritius : Marc Serge Rivierè, in collaboration with BM Bookcentre Co. Ltd., 2023.
Subjects:
Flinders, Matthew, > 1774-1814 > Correspondence.
Flinders, Matthew, > 1774-1814 > Friends and associates.
Flinders, Matthew, > 1774-1814 > Captivity.
Pitot, Thomi > Correspondence.
Pitot, Thomi > Friends and associates.
Explorers > Great Britain > Correspondence.
Cartographers > Great Britain > Correspondence.
Lawyers > Mauritius > Correspondence.
Politicians > Mauritius > Correspondence.
Friendship > Case studies.
Mauritius > History > To 1810 > Sources.
Explorateurs > Grande-Bretagne > Correspondance.
Amitié > Études de cas.
Île Maurice > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1810 > Sources.
Flinders, Matthew, > 1774-1814.
Pitot, Thomi.
Captivity.
Cartographers.
Explorers.
Friendship.
Lawyers.
Politicians.
Great Britain.
Mauritius.
To 1810
personal correspondence.
Case studies.
History.
Personal correspondence.
Sources.
Correspondance privée.
Genre:
Correspondence.
Case studies.
Correspondance.
Études de cas.
Sources.
personal correspondence.
History.
Personal correspondence.
Correspondance privée.
Physical Description:xvi, 233 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour), facsimiles, maps, genealogical table ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Extensive correspondence of Matthew Flinders and Thomi Pitot (1804-1814)
True friendship knows no bounds : extensive correspondence of Matthew Flinders and Thomi Pitot (1804-1814) [Cover title]
True friendship knows no bounds [Running title]
Format: Book

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