British Royal Navy officer and early explorer of the Australian and Patagonian coasts (1791–1856)

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Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the Southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe / [edited by R. Fitzroy].

Narrative of a survey of the intertropical and Western coasts of Australia. Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 / By Captain Phillip P. King. With an appendix, containing various subjects relating to hydrography and natural history.

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King, Philip Parker, 1793-1856

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Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the Southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe / [edited by R. Fitzroy].

Narrative of a survey of the intertropical and Western coasts of Australia. Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 / By Captain Phillip P. King. With an appendix, containing various subjects relating to hydrography and natural history.