King of the Australian coast
Subtitle: the work of Phillip Parker King in the Mermaid and Bathurst, 1817-1822
By: Marsden Horden.
Series: Second Miegunyah Press series -- 1997; Miegunyah (Series) -- 2nd ser., no. 16.
Publisher: Miegunyah Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Carlton, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 441
Subjects: King, Philip Parker, -- 1793-1856.; Bathurst (Brigantine); Mermaid (Cutter); Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Surveyors, Marine -- Australia -- Biography.; Australia -- Discovery and exploration.
Genres: Biography.
Description: Phillip Parker King was responsible for charting most of the north-west coast of Australia, including Exmouth, Port Essington, and the Alligator, Liverpool and Prince Regent rivers. In a series of voyages between 1817 and 1822, King charted most of the north-west coast of Australia from the eastern tip of Arnhemland all the way round to Cape Leeuwin and King George Sound.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references  (p. 423-428) and index.