King of the Australian Coast: The work of Phillip Parker King in the Mermaid and Bathurst 1817-1822
de Hordern, Marsden
- Usado
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- FINE!
- ISBN 10
- 052285043X
- ISBN 13
- 9780522850437
- Librería
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Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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Melbourne University Press, 2002. Softcover. FINE!. BOATS Maritime Australiana 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-bornâthe son of Philip Gidley King, governor of New South Wales. In a series of gruelling voyages between 1817 and 1822, King charted most of the north-west coast of Australia from the eastern tip of Arnhem Land all the way round to Cape Leeuwin and King George Sound. He surveyed Macquarie Harbour in Van Diemen's Land and the treacherous waters inside the Great Barrier Reef, filling gaps in the work of his famous predecessors.Marsden Hordern, a splendid storyteller, creates for the reader a sense of following, engrossed, in King's wake. The hazards of reefs, shoals and tides are ever-present, as is delight in unfamiliar wildlife and curiosity about the Aboriginal people.The question left hanging is whether King might be better known today had he been a less capable, good and faithful servant of the Crown, and more inclined to the excess and ineptitude of certain other early explorers.Winner of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Award for General History.xx, 441 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps, ports. ; 25 cm. #200123/120823/100524 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover FINE!
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- Librería
- Elizabeth's Bookshops (AU)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 75846
- Título
- King of the Australian Coast: The work of Phillip Parker King in the Mermaid and Bathurst 1817-1822
- Autor
- Hordern, Marsden
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Softcover
- Estado del libro
- Usado - FINE!
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 052285043X
- ISBN 13
- 9780522850437
- Editorial
- Melbourne University Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Melbourne, Vic, Australia
- Fecha de publicación
- 2002
- Páginas
- 461
- Palabras clave
- BOATS & MARITIME SHIPWRECKS YACHTING Model Boats, TRAVEL / EXPLORATION
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Elizabeth's Bookshops Australia. Bookdealers since 1973.
Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.
Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.
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