Is part of Miegunyah Press Series : Second Series 1995- series - publisher
Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 King of the Australian Coast : The Work of Phillip Parker King in the Mermaid and Bathurst 1817-1822
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

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. (NLA catalogue record)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Melbourne University Press , 1997 .
      Extent: xx, 441p.p.
      Description: illus. (some col.), facsims., maps, ports.
      Note/s:
      • Includes index and bibliographical references (p.423-428).
      ISBN: 052284720X
    • Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Melbourne University Press , 2002 .
      Extent: xx, 441p., [36]p. of platesp.
      Description: illus., (some col.) maps, ports.
      Note/s:
      • 1st paperback ed.
      • Bibliography: p.423-428
      ISBN: 052285043X

Works about this Work

In Short : Non-Fiction Bruce Elder , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 July 2004; (p. 17)

— Review of Charmian and George : The Marriage of George Johnston and Charmian Clift Max Brown , 2004 single work biography ; King of the Australian Coast : The Work of Phillip Parker King in the Mermaid and Bathurst 1817-1822 Marsden C. Hordern , 1997 single work biography ; Long Drive Through a Short War : Reporting on the Iraq War Peter Wilson , 2004 single work autobiography
In Short : Non-Fiction Bruce Elder , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 July 2004; (p. 17)

— Review of Charmian and George : The Marriage of George Johnston and Charmian Clift Max Brown , 2004 single work biography ; King of the Australian Coast : The Work of Phillip Parker King in the Mermaid and Bathurst 1817-1822 Marsden C. Hordern , 1997 single work biography ; Long Drive Through a Short War : Reporting on the Iraq War Peter Wilson , 2004 single work autobiography
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