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19th-Century Australian Travel Writing
Captain Phillip Parker King, Royal Navy, F.R.S., F.L.S., (1791-1856) was member of the Royal Asiatic Society of London, hydrographer and company manager. In Narrative of a Survey, King presents a detailed survey of his exploration of the coasts of Australia, presenting information relating to hydrography and natural history. The work was illustrated by plates, charts and woodcuts, and included appendices on Aboriginal vocabularies. King wrote in a diary form with precise information on the weather and location. In the preface to his work, King noted that the rapidly increasing importance of the Australian colonies has rendered the subject of great interest, specifically the geography and assemblage of animal and vegetable productions. As such, King published his journal to accompany the Atlas of the Charts of the Coast recently published by the Board of Admiralty. The preface also quoted Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy and the engravings are from King’s own sketches.
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Northwest Wave to the Future
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 January 2013; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia : Performed between the Years 1818 and 1822 1826 single work prose -
Review of New Publications : Art. 1
1828
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Quarterly Journal of Theology, Literature and Science , January no. 1 1828; (p. 20-39)
— Review of Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia : Performed between the Years 1818 and 1822 1826 single work prose
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Review of New Publications : Art. 1
1828
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Quarterly Journal of Theology, Literature and Science , January no. 1 1828; (p. 20-39)
— Review of Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia : Performed between the Years 1818 and 1822 1826 single work prose -
Northwest Wave to the Future
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 January 2013; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia : Performed between the Years 1818 and 1822 1826 single work prose