Containing an account of the kingdom of bowwoo, in the interior of africa. Mar 05, 2019 travels in the interior of africa is the account of the explorer mungo park 17711806, a scottish physician and doctor who dedicated his life to the mapping of africa. Travels in the interior of africa 1858 edition open library. He is believed to have been the first european to reach the river niger. During 1795 and 1796 he traveled through gambia and senegal and mapped the river nigers properties. In a time when the world has grown tame and we have to manufacture our adventures, mungo parks travels in the interior districts of africa is both an education and a delight. Interspersed with strictures on slavery, speculative observations. Moore lived on the gambia river from november 1730 to may 1735, and represented the commercial interests of the company. Travels in the interior of africa volume 01 by mungo park.
This item appears in the following collections africana books collection 171. Pdf travels in the interior of southern africa download. Its been printed in an extremely simple way and is particularly just following i. Mungo parks travels in the interior of africa 1858. Travels into the interior of africa via the cape of good hope. Mar 01, 2004 travels in the interior of africa volume 01 language.
An account of travels into the interior of southern africa in which is considered the importance of the cape of good hope to the different european powers as a naval and military station with a statistical sketch of the whole colony compiled. Dive deep into kenneth luptons motivation among health ms project 2007 guide pdf care team pdf mungo park, the african traveler with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. Mungo park park, mungo, 17711806 the online books page. Travels in the interior districts of africa is his journal of that extraordinary journey. Mar 01, 2004 travels in the interior of africa volume 02 language. He travelled on the sufferance of african rulers and soon came to. First published in 1799, travels in the interior of africa is teh scottish explorer mungo parks account of his journey through senegal and mali to the central portion of the niger river, the first time a westerner is known to. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this travels to the interior districts of africa study guide and get instant access to the following critical essays. Travels to the interior districts of africa critical. Performed under the direction and patronage of the african association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797.
Encouraged by sir joseph banks, he was sent by the african association, in 1795, to explore the interior of africa, forbidden to western traders. Jun 14, 2019 in 1795 mungo park, a twentyfour year old surgeon, set out from the gambia to trace the course of the niger, a river of which europeans had no firsthand knowledge. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. An account of travels into the interior of south africa, john barrow, 1802. With an appendix, containing geographical illustrations of africa. He travelled on the sufferance of african rulers and soon came to depend for his survival on the charity of african villagers. Pdf mungo park journeyed through west africa during 17951797 and.
Travels in the interior of africa by park, mungo, 17711806. History voyage coast africa travels into interior country. Travels in the interior of africa bootsnall travel articles. First published in 1799, travels in the interior of africa is teh scottish explorer. Cape town, van riebeeck society second series, vol. In 1799, scottish explorer mungo park wrote a book with the same title.
Travels in the interior districts of africa pdf free download. For parks journey was not to a brave new world of which britain had no interest or. Any pdf files provided by the rrc are for personal use only and may not be reproduced. He described many new species of birds based on birds he collected in africa and several birds are named after him. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter, please feel. Travels in the interior of africa free pdf download. 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 economic interests. Travels in the interior districts of africa john murray. The autlwrs motives for undertaking the voyagehis instructions. In the late 18 th century, mungo park set out on an expedition to africa, the story of which is detailed in the book travels in the interior districts of africa, a version of which i will examine in this post. Travels and adventure in eastern africa, nathaniel isaac, 1836. In contrast mongo park, a twenty three year old physician, brazenly chooses to travel solo, relying on his charm and wit to explore the interior of west africa. Francis moore was a clerk, and later a factor, for the royal african company.
Travels in the interior of africa free pdf download publishers commentary. This book is not only a great adventure story worthy of a movie, but a wonderful snapshot of african history. Containing particular descriptions of the climate and inh paperback or softback by hawkins, joseph and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Travels in the interior districts of africa books gateway duke. Its description of the lack of resources in the country made me prepare for my trip by adding to my body mass.
Travels in the interior of africa, to the sources of the senegal and gambia. Travels in the interior of africa wordsworth classics of. Travels in the interior of africa wordsworth classics of world literature mungo park on. Mungo park travels in the interior of africa pdf travels in the interior of africa volume 01 by mungo park. This work consists of the personal journal that moore kept at the time, which remains an important source of information about precolonial gambia. After an exploration of the upper niger river around 1796, he wrote a popular and influential. Aug 30, 2002 buy travels in the interior of africa world literature series wordsworth classics of world literature first edition thus by mungo park isbn. Mungo parks travels in the interior of africa 1858 the. Travels in the interior districts of africa in the late 18 th century, mungo park set out on an expedition to africa, the story of which is detailed in the book travels in the interior districts of africa, a version of which i will examine in this post. Report travels in the interior districts of africa your name. Publication date 1858 topics africa discovery and exploration, niger river publisher edinburgh. Travels in the interior of africa, volume 1 by mungo park. Mungo park 11 september 1771 1806 was a scottish explorer of west africa.
Travels in the interior of africa, by mungo park 1858 a. He was among the first to use colour plates for illustrating birds and. Travels in the interior of africa, to the sources of. Travels in the interior of africa volume 02 by mungo park. These observations and notes were made by burchell see 1854 image right in october 1811 about eighteen months to two years before rev john campbell visited klaarwater griquatown in 18.
Printed for longman, husrt, rees, orme, and brown, 1822. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Travels in the interior of africa volume 01 by mungo. Travels in the interior districts of africa by mungo park. Many early explorers of africa blasted their way through the continent with superior fire power. After an exploration of the upper niger river around 1796, he wrote a popular and influential travel book titled travels in the interior districts of africa in which he theorized the niger and congo merged to become the same river. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Travels to the interior districts of africa critical essays. Travels in the interior of africa world literature series. Aug 30, 2002 travels in the interior districts of africa is his journal of that extraordinary journey. Until the publication of parks book in 1799 hardly anything was known of the interior of africa, apart from the northeast region and coastal areas.
Hi fidelity portable document format pdf last updated. Travels in the interior of africa volume ii by mungo park. Travels in the interior of africa volume 02 by mungo. During 1795 and 1796 he traveled through gambia and senegal and mapped the river niger s properties. Mungo parks travels in the interior districts of africa has long been regarded as a classic of african travel literature. Mungo park 17711806 was a scottish surgeon and explorer. Travels in the interior of africa, vol 1 by mungo park. Travels in the interior of africa, vol 2 by mungo park free. The book among his other works, such as van werts travels in foreign lands, was read more and download pdf. Travels in the interior of africa internet archive. Travels in the interior of africa volume 02 language. An account of travels into the interior of southern africa in the years 1797 and 1798 book summary. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and.
Van werts travels in asia and africa was first published in 1884 and is the dramatized travel logs from his year longs expeditions northern africa, the middle east, and india. The journal of a mission to the interior of africa, in the year 1805, together with other documents, official and private, relating to the same mission, to which is prefixed an account of the life of mr. Performed under the direction and patronage of the african association in the years 1795, 1796. Travels in the interior of africa wordsworth classics of world. Hifidelity portable document format pdf last updated. Mungo park park, mungo, 17711806 an online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article park, mungo, 17711806.
This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. The blind african slave, or memoirs of boyrereau brinch, nicknamed jeffrey brace. A south african bibliography, volume 1, pages 3212. Performed under the direction and patronage of the african. Pdf the botany of mungo parks travels in africa researchgate. Travels in the interior districts of africa performed under the direction and patronage of the african association in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. Its description of the lack of resources in the country made me. The africa he entered was uncharted and unknown, the farthest outpost of a truly wild and richly mysterious planet. Details travels in the interior districts of africa. Full ebook travels in the interior districts of africa.
With an account of a subsequent mission to that country in 1805 by park, mungo, 17711806. Buy travels in the interior of africa world literature series wordsworth classics of world literature first edition thus by mungo park isbn. Travels in the interior of africa, vol 2 by mungo park. First published in 1799, travels in the interior of africa is teh scottish explorer mungo parks 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. It really is rally fascinating throgh studying time period. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community. Travels in the interior of africa is the account of the explorer mungo park 17711806, a scottish physician and doctor who dedicated his life to the mapping of africa. Travels in the interior districts of africa pdf free. He was the first european to go there and come back. Mungo parks travels in africa the young scottish physician mungo park, aged 23, arrived in africa in 1795 with a mission as specific as it was complex in those bygone days, namely to travel.
Travels in the interior of africa volume 01 by mungo park free. Mungo parks travels in the interior of africa 1858 the public. Travels in the interior of africa greatest adventurers. Greatest adventurers free pdf ebooks about the worlds. Having sent out four expeditions to the niger, all of which had failed, the african association in 1795 charged mungo park with the task. The account of his journey that follows does not exist in isolation, but is part of a larger context.
319 982 1204 190 1348 1423 1319 1206 1443 1341 815 615 1274 463 1027 945 401 101 724 410 355 218 849 218 499 1373 1406 1536 1058 944 953 785 1 598 325 1279 452 1015