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Admiral Phillip Parker King family papers, 1805-1902

Admiral Phillip Parker King family papers, 1805-1902

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Admiral Phillip Parker King family papers, 1805-1902

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Full title

Admiral Phillip Parker King family papers, 1805-1902

Author / Creator

Date

1805-1902

Call Numbers

MLMSS 5277

Record Identifier

n88EvNJn

Reference Code

913714
Physical Description

Contents

1 box of textual material

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

Access and use

Issue Copy

Microfilm : Refer to Contents for location numbers

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

Series 01: Phillip Parker King, 1808-ca. 1822
A. Remark books, 3 volumes
Items 1-3
December 1817-February 1818; February 1818-March 1818;
March 181-April 1818. Illustrations
Written on board the Cutter Mermaid during the first survey of the north-west coast of Australia; the basis for the published account, 'Narrative of a survey of...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Admiral Phillip Parker King family papers, 1805-1902

Notes

Description source

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (1-350C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

Contextual Information

Administrative / Biographical history

Acquired from Mrs Frances Joyce King and Robert Geoffrey King in 1989. Phillip Parker King (1791-1856), son of Philip Gidley King, third Governor of New South Wales, and Anna Josepha, nee Combe, was born at Norfolk Island. Educated in England he entered the navy and became lieutenant in 1814. In February 1817 he was appointed to conduct a survey of...

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

MLMSS 5277

Record Identifier

n88EvNJn

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n88EvNJn

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Reference code

913714

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