King of the Australian Coast: The Work of Phillip Parker King in the Mermaid and Bathurst 1817-1822
de Hordern, Marsden
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Melbourne: Miegunyah Press, 1997. 1st edition. Very nice copy. octavo.. hardback with dust jacket xx + 441pp., colour & b/w plates, maps, appends., bibliog., index, Phillip Parker King stands with Cook and Flinders in the history of the exploration and charting of Australia's coastline. Phillip Parker was the son of Philip Gidley King, the third governor of New South Wales, and godson of Authur Phillip, the first governor. Unlike Cook and Flinders, who were Englishmen exploring a remote shore, King was Australian-born. Indeed he was the first native born Australian to achieve flag rank in the Royal Navy. Limited to 1500 copies. with nine folding maps in rear pocket. Dust jacket lighter at spine o/w Ôas newÕ
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- Título
- King of the Australian Coast: The Work of Phillip Parker King in the Mermaid and Bathurst 1817-1822
- Autor
- Hordern, Marsden
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very nice copy
- Edición
- 1st edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Miegunyah Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Melbourne
- Fecha de publicación
- 1997
- Tamaño
- octavo.
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