King of the Australian Coast

by Marsden Hordern

An absorbing and masterly account of Australia's third great hydrographer, Phillip Parker King. Phillip Parker King has been described as the greatest of Australia's early marine surveyors. But while the achievements of Cook and Flinders are widely known, this is the first telling of King's story. Unlike Cook and Flinders, King was Australian-born-the son of Philip Gidley King, governor of New South Wales. In a series of gruelling voyages between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052285043X
• ISBN13: 9780522850437
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Melbourne University
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.7" x 8.7"