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Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia, Performed Between the Years 1818 and 1822
Phillip Parker KingPhilip Parker King
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With an Appendix Containing Various Subjects Relating to Hydrography and Natural History
出版Cambridge University Press, 2012-04-26
主題History / Australia & New ZealandScience / Environmental ScienceTravel / General
ISBN11080459799781108045971
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=E-nI8hNlIEEC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.