Historedia
Person

Matthew Flinders

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1804–1824

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Matthew Flinders, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Matthew Flinders proposes the name Australia for New Holland

    1804–1814

    Role: Navigator and Cartographer

    1. 1804 · England1804 Correspondence

      Flinders wrote to his brother in 1804, explicitly stating his preference for the name Australia over Terra Australis.

    2. November 1804 · England1804 Map Transmission

      Flinders sent his first charted map of the landmass to England in November 1804.

    3. January–July 1814 · London1814 Publication

      Flinders' map and book featuring the name Australia were published in 1814.

  2. British Admiralty adopts the name Australia

    1824

    Role: Recommender of the name Australia

    1. 1824 · LondonAdmiralty Adopts Name Australia

      The British Admiralty officially agreed to name the continent Australia in 1824, following Flinders' 1804 recommendation.

Sources

  1. Matthew Flinders Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08