Park's two journeys to Africa, in 1795 and 1805, provided Europeans with their first reliable descriptions of that continent's interior. A vivid recollection and the most readable of all the classics of African exploration.
The first European to reach the Niger, Mungo Park was a heroic explorer. His fatal second expedition to Timbuktu is related through... Læs mere
Mungo Park (1771–1806) was a Scottish surgeon and explorer. He made two... Læs mere