Title: King of the Australian coast
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.
Subjects: Admirals, Bathurst (Brigantine), Biography, Discovery and exploration, Marine Surveyors, Mermaid (Cutter), Hydrographic surveying, Australia, discovery and exploration, Beagle (Ship), Bathurst (Ship)
Places: Australia, Great Britain
People: Philip Parker King (1793-1856)