Acquired From: Leen Helmink
Colouring: Uncoloured
Condition: Very Good
Confirmed: No
Date Acquired: 25/12/2023
Dealers ID No.: 19339
Description: Philip Parker King was named after his fathers mentor, Admiral Arthur Phillip, the first governor of New South Wales and founder of the British penal colony that became the city of Sydney, Australia. King was sent to England in 1796 for further education and joined the Royal Naval Academy in 1802. He entered the Royal Navy in 1807 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in 1814.nIn 1817, King was assigned to survey the unexplored portions of Australia's coastline, undertaking four voyages between December 1817 and April 1822. His primary objective, as instructed by the Admiralty, was to locate a river that might provide "an interior navigation into this great continent." The Colonial Office also tasked him with gathering information on the regions topography, fauna, timber, minerals, climate, and native peoples, as well as assessing the potential for trade. King was promoted to commander in 1821 and returned to England in 1823.nFollowing his Australian surveys, King was given command of the HMS Adventure and sent on a five-year survey expedition (18261830) of the coasts around Tierra del Fuego and the Straits of Magellan. After this voyage, King appears to have retired from active naval service. His next notable appearance was in 1836, when he hosted Charles Darwin at his home in Sydney. In 1839, King was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council and became the resident commissioner of the Australian Agricultural Company, a position he held for ten years. In 1855, he was promoted to Rear Admiral on the retired list.nThis chart depicts the west coast of Australia, including updates to the southwestern coastline from north of Exmouth Gulf to east of King George Sound and Bald Island. A detailed inset of Port Gregory, surveyed by A.C. Gregory, Assistant Surveyor, in 1852, is also included.nThe 1864 British Admiralty nautical map of western Australia, by Philip Parker King, covers southwestern Australia, extending from Exmouth Gulf to modern-day Albany and the Point King Light, and includes the city of Perth. Originally surveyed by King between 1818 and 1822 to fill in gaps left by Matthew Flinders, this edition incorporates updates by Commander John Lort Stokes (1842), John Septimus Roe (1855), and Captain Henry Mangles Denham (1859).nThe chart also includes references to Dutch discoveries along the Australian coast:n Dirk Hartog (1616): The first European known to have set foot on the western coast of Australia, naming it "'t Landt van Eendracht" (Land of Eendracht).n The Leeuwin (1622): A Dutch ship whose name was given to the southwestern cape of Australia, now known as Cape Leeuwin.n Pieter Nuyts (1627): Mapped parts of the southern coast of Australia, known for his journey on the 't Gulden Zeepaert (Golden Seahorse).n Gerrit Frederikszoon de Witt (1628): His discoveries contributed to mapping part of the Australian coastline, leading to the designation "G.F. de Wits Land."n Willem de Vlamingh (1697): Named the western Shark Bay peninsula Edel Land.nThis map was printed by John Walker for the British Admiralty Hydrographic Office as chart number 1056. Its original seller appears to have been J.D. Potter of King Street, Tower Hill, London. Later, it was sold in Melbourne, Australia, by Blundell and Ford, agents for Admiralty charts.
Engraver: Walker, John
First published: Separate Publication.
Mapmaker: King, Philip Parker
Notes: Purchase details
Price: 4700
Primary Category: Southern Continent
Purchase Reference: Ledger
Rarity: R1 Extremely rare – occasionally seen on the market
References: Tooley (1985), The Mapping of Australia and Antarctica,pg 108
Sheet size (cm): 52×82
Technique: Copper Engraving
This state: 1864
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