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Mungo Park The Journal of a Mission (1805) to the Interior of Africa 1815

Mungo Park The Journal of a Mission (1805) to the Interior of Africa 1815

$ 179.52

Mungo Park (1771-1806) was the first Westerner to explore the region of the Upper Niger River in West Africa before being killed on his second expedition He was the first Westerner to record his trave...

Description

Mungo Park (1771-1806) was the first Westerner to explore the region of the Upper Niger River in West Africa before being killed on his second expedition He was the first Westerner to record his travels and his account, published first in 1799, introduced readers to lands they were totally unfamiliar with and would later colonize. See seller's other Mungo Park vols. The 1799 edition is a companion to this one with the same binding. Shipping can be combined if both vol. are purchased.

Specifics

Author

Mungo Park

Binding

Leather

Country/Region of Manufacture

London

Fiction Subject

None

Illustrator

Not Stated

Language

English

Original/Facsimile

Original

Original/Reproduction

Original

Place of Publication

London

Publisher

John Murray

Region

Africa

Signed

No

Special Attributes

1st Edition, Illustrated, Yes

Subject

Africa, Exploration, geography

Topic

African exploration, Mungo Park

Weight

1.500000

Year Printed

1815

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