King, Philip Parker, (1793-1856), Rear Admiral Naturalist

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Surname:	King
Forenames:	Philip Parker
Gender:	Male
Date:	1793-1856
Biography:	ODNB link for King, Philip Parker (1793-1856) Rear Admiral Naturalist
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P141740 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P16308 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Philip Parker King

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1817-1822: log books and journals	Admiralty Library	MSS 72, 73/2, 79	NRA 44344 See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
2	corresp and papers	State Library of New South Wales, Mitchell Library	A3599, MSS 592, 673, 963	See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
3	1847-55: corresp rel to Parramatta Observatory	National Library of Australia	NK5213	See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
4	1838-48: letters (8) and map	State Library of New South Wales, Dixson Library		NRA 25545 Dixson Lib
5	chart	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives		See Bridson, Natural history MS resources 1980
6	1840-52: letters (20) to Sir William Hooker	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
7	1817-29: (copy) letters (13) rel to the survey of Australia	British Library, Manuscript Collections	RP 955