Phillip Parker King, c. 1816
Artist unknown
Oil
Purchased from the King estate, 1933
ML 11
In four voyages, 1817–1822, Phillip Parker King charted most of the north-west coast of Australia from Arnhem Land to King George Sound as well as the inner passage of the Barrier Reef and parts of Torres Strait, filling in many of the gaps left by Cook and Flinders.