Kenneth Morgan is Professor of History at Brunel University, UK, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. His recent publications include Australia: A Very Short Introduction (2012), Matthew Flinders: Maritime Explorer of Australia (2015).

This two-volume work provides the first edited publication of Matthew Flinders's fair journals from the first circumnavigation of Australia in 1801-1803 in HMS Investigator, and of the 'Memoir' he wrote to accompany his journals and charts. These are among the most important primary texts in Australian maritime history and European voyaging in the Pacific. This edition has a substantial introduction and textual introduction complemented with photographic excerpts from Flinders's survey sheets, maps of the voyage, and illustrations of the botanical and artistic work undertaken.

List of Maps and Illustrations, List of Abbreviations, JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO TERRA AUSTRALIS IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP INVESTIGATOR BY MATTHEW FLINDERS COMMANDER- Part 2: The Voyage around Australia, July 1802-June 1803, THE 'MEMOIR', APPENDICES, 1. The Ship's Company of HMS Investigator, 2. English Translation of Matthew Flinders's French Passport, 3. Books and Charts Taken by Matthew Flinders in HMS Investigator, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX