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Trim, the cartographer's cat : the ship's cat who helped Flinders map Australia / Matthew Flinders, Philippa Sandall and Gillian Dooley ; illustrations by Ad Long ; foreword by Julian Stockwin.

Trim, the cartographer's cat : the ship's cat who helped Flinders map Australia / Matthew Flinders, Philippa Sandall and Gillian Dooley ; illustrations by Ad Long ; foreword by Julian Stockwin.
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ISBN 9781472967220 (hbk.)
1472967224 (hbk.)
Author Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814
Title Trim, the cartographer's cat : the ship's cat who helped Flinders map Australia / Matthew Flinders, Philippa Sandall and Gillian Dooley ; illustrations by Ad Long ; foreword by Julian Stockwin.
Other title Biographical tribute to the memory of Trim, Isle of France Dec. 1809
Publisher and/or associated date/s London : Adlard Coles, 2019.
Description 128 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 19 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Trim was the ship's cat who accompanied Matthew Flinders on his voyages to circumnavigate and map the coastline of Australia from 1801 to 1803. Trim, The Cartographer's Cat is a charming ode to the much-loved pet, which will warm the heart of any cat lover. The first part of the book reproduces Flinders' own whimsical tribute to Trim, written while in captivity in the early 1800s, with added "friendly footnotes" to provide some background to Flinders' numerous literary allusions and nautical terms. Next the book discusses where Flinders was when he wrote his tribute and why, and what his letters and journals from that time tell us about his "sporting, affectionate and useful companion." Finally, we learn what Trim's views on all of this might have been, in a fun and fanciful observation on his premature epitaph. Accompanying this jam-packed fascinating text are beautiful maps, historical photographs, quirky original illustrations by illustrator Ad Long and excerpts from Flinders' original script, showing his beautiful handwriting. This book will make a unique and treasured gift for Flinders fans and cat lovers around the world.
Subjects Flinders, Matthew, -- 1774-1814 -- Travel -- Australia
Explorers -- Great Britain -- History
Trim (Cat)
Seafaring life -- History
Australia -- Discovery and exploration -- British
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons Sandall, Philippa (author.)
Dooley, Gillian (author.)
Long, Ad (illustrator.)
Stockwin, Julian (author of introduction, etc.)
Call number 2019.411
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A00929764 2019.411
General Collection   . Available to Museum Staff .  
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