Memorial: M5526

Statue in Adelaide, Australia depicting Captain Matthew Flinders RN d. 1814

Location

North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia, Rest of the World

Transcript

'MATTHEW / FLINDERS / EXPLORER AND / NAVIGATOR / TERRA AUSTRALIS / 1774-1814'

Details

Description: Full-length bronze statue of Flinders in Royal Naval full-dress uniform, a sword hanging at his left hip, and a telescope in his right hand. At Flinder's feet are a sextant, books and maps. Pedestal of Murray Bridge red granite. Inscription on one face. Two brass plaques on the faces flanking the inscription show a map of Australia and of South Australia. Flinders was a cartographer and navigator who circumnavigated Australia. Statue unveiled 12th April, 1934.
Type: Statue
Materials: Bronze, Murray Bridge Red Granite
Date Erected: 12/4/1934
Artists: Frederick Brook Hitch

People

Flinders, Matthew
Age: 40
Date of Death: 19/7/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters