Phillip Parker King was an early explorer of the Australian and Patagonian coasts.
Phillip Parker King, c. 1855
The funeral of Rear Admiral Phillip Parker King, 1856, painted by Conrad Martens
Anna Josepha King was the wife of Philip Gidley King, the governor of New South Wales from 1800 to 1806. She was the first person to act as spouse of the governor of New South Wales, a territory that
Phillip Parker King
…1791 – 26 February 1856) was an early explorer of the Australian and Patagonian coasts. King was born on Norfolk Island, to Philip Gidley King and Anna Josepha King née Coombe, and named after his father's mentor, Admiral Arthur Phillip (1738–1814), first governor of New South Wales and founder of the British penal…
Miniature of Mrs Philip Gidley King
Page from the diary of Anna Josepha King, 1799
Governor Philip Gidley King, Anna Josepha King, and their children Elizabeth, Anna Maria and Phillip Parker. A 1799 watercolour portrait by Robert Dighton.
Government House Parramatta, 1805. Painting by George William Evans