Travels into the Interior of Africa

by Mungo Park

Overview

Mungo Park, a surgeon, was sent by the African Association to explore West Africa & open trade routes along the Niger River to the fabled, gold-rich Timbuctu.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940160754710
Publisher:	Walrus Books Publisher
Publication date:	08/28/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	407 KB

About the Author

Mungo Park (1771 – 1806) was a Scottish explorer of the African continent. He was the first Westerner known to have traveled to the central portion of the Niger River.