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Mungo Park's Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa has long been regarded as a classic of African travel literature. In fulfilling his mission to find the Niger River and in documenting its potential as an inland waterway for trade, Park was significant in opening Africa to European econo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Park, Mungo, 1771-1806 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Rennell, James, 1742-1830, Marsters, Kate Ferguson (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2000.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Discoveries in geography.
HISTORY > Africa > General.
HISTORY > Africa > West.
Afrika
Niger River.
West Africa.
Niger (Fleuve) > Decouverte et exploration.
Afrique occidentale > Decouverte et exploration.
Niger River > Discovery and exploration.
Africa, West > Discovery and exploration.
Reisebericht 1795-1797.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of figures and maps
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Note on the text
  • Chronology of Mungo Park's life
  • Park's instructions
  • Travels in the interior districts of Africa
  • Title page
  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • Explanation of African words
  • Subscriber's names
  • A vocabulary of the Mandingo language
  • Questions and answers that may be useful in the West Indies
  • Appendix : Geographical illustrations of Mr. Park's journey / Major Rennell
  • Biography
  • Index.

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