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Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia, Performed between the Years 1818 and 1822 - With an Appendix Containing Various Subjects Relating to Hydrography and Natural History (Paperback)
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Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia, Performed between the Years 1818 and 1822 - With an Appendix Containing Various Subjects Relating to Hydrography and Natural History (Paperback)
Series: Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia, Performed between the Years 1818 and 1822 2 Volume Set, Volume 1
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This two-volume work by Captain Phillip Parker King (1791-1856) was
published in 1827, and describes the Royal Navy's 1817-22 surveying
expedition to chart the coastal regions of Australia. King carried
out the surveys in two successive ships, the Mermaid, which was
declared unseaworthy in 1820, and the newly commissioned Bathurst.
He worked on the charts, which were published by the Hydrographic
Office, for two years after his return to England. He was made a
Fellow of the Royal Society, and later undertook a similar
surveying voyage, in which he was accompanied by Captain Fitzroy on
the Beagle, around the coast of South America. The book is derived
from the author's journal, and describes not only the voyages but
also the towns and settlements and the natural history of the
region, often making comparisons with Captain Cook's account.
Volume 1 covers the south, east and north coasts of Australia.
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