Philip Parker King

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Philip Parker King

1793–1856

A Royal Navy officer, hydrographer, and pioneering explorer, Phillip Parker King helped chart some of the least-known coastlines of Australia and Patagonia. His detailed voyages brought together navigation, geography, and natural history in an era of ambitious sea exploration.

3 Audiobooks

Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia — Vol. 2 Performed between the years 1818 and 1822

Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia — Vol. 2 Performed between the years 1818 and 1822

by Philip Parker King

Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836, Vol. 1 [of 3] : Proceedings of the first expedition, 1826-1830, under the command of Captain P. Parker King

Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836, Vol. 1 [of 3] : Proceedings of the first expedition, 1826-1830, under the command of Captain P. Parker King

by Philip Parker King

Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia — Vol. 1 Performed between the years 1818 and 1822

Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia — Vol. 1 Performed between the years 1818 and 1822

by Philip Parker King

About the author

Phillip Parker King was a British naval officer and one of the early European explorers of the Australian and Patagonian coasts. Born on Norfolk Island, he was the son of Philip Gidley King, a Royal Navy officer and governor of New South Wales, and he later rose to the rank of rear admiral.

Between 1818 and 1822, King commanded voyages that surveyed the intertropical and western coasts of Australia, producing detailed charts and observations of the region. He also explored the coast of Patagonia and recorded information on geography, navigation, and natural history.

King published Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia, a major account of his Australian expeditions. He later served as a commissioner of the Australian Agricultural Company and remained an important figure in Australia’s early maritime history until his death in 1856.