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Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa (Worldwide Classics)

Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa (Worldwide Classics)

Park, Mungo

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ISBN10: 1725943107
ISBN13: 9781725943100
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Aug 27 2018
Pages: 430
Weight: 1.26
Height: 0.87 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
First published in 1799, Travels in the Interior of Africa is teh Scottish explorer Mungo Park's account of his journey through Senegal and Mali to the central portion of the Niger River, the first time a Westerner is known to have reached such central regions. With the backing of Sir Joseph Banks, Park was employed (for 11 a month) to journey solo though unknown lands to seek out the legendary city of Tambuctoo and try and ascertain the course of, and if possible, termination point of the river Niger. Park's kit which greeted him upon arrival on the Gold coast was basic to say the least: two shotguns, two compasses, a sextant, a thermometer, a small medicine chest, a wide-brimmed hat, an umbrella and, bizarrely, a blue dress coat with brass buttons (four of which he'd later gift to a native woman for her kindness to him) and a silver-topped cane. 100 miles up the Gambia river, at an English outpost, Park spent 5 months preparing for the journey - which included learning the local language of Mandingo, and succumbing to a month-long bout of malarial fever (which probably ended up saving him later on).

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