The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 - Mungo Park

The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
402 Seiten
2011
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-02767-0 (ISBN)
42,35 inkl. MwSt
The first European to reach the Niger, Mungo Park was a heroic explorer. His fatal second expedition to Timbuktu is related through his journal, letters, the account of the rescue party and a biography. Published posthumously in 1815 by the African Institution; a vital description of the age of exploration.
Mungo Park was the original lone explorer of West Africa. The first European to reach the Niger, record its flow direction and return alive, he was considered a hero on his return. He died during his second exploration attempt inland along the Niger to discover the city of Timbuktu. Published posthumously in 1815 by the African Institution, which had sponsored his journey, a biography, personal letters and the account of the rescue team sent to discover his fate accompany Park's own journal of the expedition. The journals and letters are a fascinating description of the constant dangers and thrill of the age of exploration. Battling adverse weather, local hostility, tropical diseases and the death of nearly all his party including his brother-in-law, Park writes 'I would still persevere; and if I could not succeed in the object of my journey, I would at least die on the Niger.'

Advertisement; Account of the life of Mungo Park; Appendix; Explanation of African words; Journal; Isaaco's journal; Amadi Fatouma's journal; Addenda.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 20.1.2011
Reihe/Serie Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies
Zusatzinfo 4 Maps; 8 Halftones, black and white
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 170 x 244 mm
Gewicht 640 g
Themenwelt Literatur Briefe / Tagebücher
Reisen Reiseberichte Afrika
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte
ISBN-10 1-108-02767-9 / 1108027679
ISBN-13 978-1-108-02767-0 / 9781108027670
Zustand Neuware
Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt?
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
als Tierärztin und Artenschützerin im Dschungel

von Hannah Emde

Buch | Softcover (2024)
Malik (Verlag)
20,00
unsere Reise als Freiwilligenhelfer in Südafrika

von Michi Schreiber; Marc Schreiber

Buch | Softcover (2024)
Conbook Medien (Verlag)
16,99