The year is 1801. Two rival expeditions, hailed as "Voyages of Discovery", sail away from the carnage of the Napoleonic wars to explore an unknown land, Terra Australis. Their mission is to study nature and to search for knowledge. So begins a remarkable race as two men - the Frenchman Nicolas Baudin, and his English counterpart, Matthew Flinders - embark on the adventure of both their lifetimes to explore and colonise the unknown world.
