Phillip Parker King journal of HM Surveying Vessel Adventure and other papers, 1825-1847
Phillip Parker King journal of HM Surveying Vessel Adventure and other papers, 1825-1847
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1825-1847
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MLMSS 6337 (Safe 1/175)
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0.13 meters of textual material (1 box)
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Microfilm : CY 3758, frames 1-610 (MLMSS 6337, filed at Safe 1/175)
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1826-1829; Journal of H.M. Surveying Vessel Adventure by Capt. Phillip P. King. 30 April 1826-29 August 1829. Contains standard journal/log entries as required by the Admiralty as well as detailed technical information on sailing directions, the rating of chronometers, observations of magnetic intensity, tidal observations, astronomical observati...
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Phillip Parker King journal of HM Surveying Vessel Adventure and other papers, 1825-1847
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Acquired from James R. Lawson Pty Ltd in 1991
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Phillip Parker King was born in 1791, the son of Philip Gidley King, 3rd governor of NSW. He entered the navy in 1807 and was promoted lieutenant in 1814. From 1817 to 1821 he conducted a survey of the Australian coast. By 1824 he was considered to be one of Britain's leading hydrographers and in that year was made a fellow of the Royal society. I...
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MLMSS 6337 (Safe 1/175)
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9yM3GxV9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9yM3GxV9
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12302
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