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  3. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia, Performed between the Years 1818 and 1822
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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 May 2013
    26 April 2012
    ISBN:
    9781139178891
    9781108045971
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139178891
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    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.83kg, 664 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Geography, Historical Geography, History, Australian History, Global History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
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    Subjects:
    Geography, Historical Geography, History, Australian History, Global History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
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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 of the region. Volume 2 continues the survey along the north and west coasts of Australia, and contains an appendix describing winds, currents, ports and islands.

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