Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia, Performed Between the Years 1818 and 1822 2 Volume Set: With an Appendix C

by Phillip Parker King

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108045987
• ISBN13: 9781108045988
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 1164 Pages
• Weight: 3.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"