Annotated copy of John Hunter's Historical journal of the transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, 1793-[18--?] [microform]
- Bib ID:
- 262435
- Format:
- Manuscript and Microform
- Author:
- King family
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1793-[18--?]
- 8 cm. (1 v.)
- Summary:
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P.G. King's copy of John Hunter's "An historial journal of the transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island" (London, 1793) annotated by King and also his son Phillip Parker King and grandson Philip Gidley King. The publication of Hunter's journal, which included material taken from King's diary without permission, ended their friendship. King wrote "Captain Hunter has obliquely attacked me. I could not expect an attack of this kind from Capt. Hunter. I shall not at present take the trouble to refute this palpable misinterpretation I assert and maintain the contrary". The annotations, made between October 1793 and January 1795, can be found mostly in Chapter 7 Transactions at Norfolk Island. The annotations on pages 170, 183, 189, 193, 195, 196, 197 and 198 are substantial. The notes made by P.P. King relate almost entirely to sailing and navigation, including notes on the tides in Botany Bay. The comments made by P.G. King consist of brief comments on Hunter's text, e.g. first reference to a kangaroo'.
- Biography/History:
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Philip Gidley King was in command of the settlement of Norfolk Island (1788-96) and succeeded John Hunter as Governor of New South Wales in 1800. Phillip Parker King was responsible for the surveys of the north and west coasts of Australia in 1818-22. Captain Philip Gidley King was the son of P.P. King. See ADB, vol. 1 (pp. 566-573) and ADB, vol. 2 (pp. 55-64).
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 8572.
- Original held by the National Library of Australia.
- Reproduction:
- Microfilm. Balgowlah, N.S.W. : W. & F. Pascoe for National Library of Australia, 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
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