King of the Australian coast : the work of Phillip Parker King in the Mermaid and Bathurst 1817-1822 / Marsden Hordern
- Bib ID:
- 1706287
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Hordern, Marsden C. (Marsden Carr), 1922-
- Edition:
- 1st pbk. ed.
- Description:
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- Carlton, South, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2002
- xx, 441 p., [36] p. of plates : ill., (some col.) maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 052285043X
- Summary:
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Parker was son of the governor of New South Wales and the first native-born Australian to achieve flag rank in the Royal Navy. Important for his exploration and charting of Australia's coastline, he was also a naval officer, explorer, hydrographer, administrator, astronomer, artist and writer.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Previously published: 1997.
- Bibliography: p. 423-428.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2092 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 2022
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2002
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