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Racy, yet scholarly, this biography captures the life of King and his five hazardous voyages to reveal his significant achievements as Australia's third great hydrographer after Cook and Flinders. King was, as the author puts it, naval officer, explorer, hydrographer, adminstrator, astronomer, geologist, artist, writer and pastralist .Product Identifiers
PublisherMelbourne University Press
ISBN-139780522847208
eBay Product ID (ePID)96202130
Product Key Features
SubjectHistory
Publication Year1993
Number of Pages462 Pages
Publication NameKing of the Australian Coast
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaCivil Engineering
AuthorMarsden Hordern
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureAustralia
Title_AuthorMarsden Hordern
GenreBiographies & True Stories