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Zustand: New. An 1802 work reporting on the exploits of explorers in Africa, including Mungo Park and Friedrich Hornemann. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies. Num Pages: 460 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JF; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 300 x 212 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1178. . 2011. Reissue. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A collection of papers and presentations from the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa in the late 19th century. Includes maps, illustrations, and firsthand accounts of explorations into the heart of the continent.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The founding of the African Association in 1788 was arguably the starting point of the European race to explore Africa. The organisation lay behind many of the most famous expeditions to Africa at the end of the eighteenth century, including those of Mungo Park, Friedrich Hornemann and John Lewis Burckhardt. This volume, published in 1802, includes fascinating details of their expeditions. We read of the failure of earlier projects, and Sir Joseph Banks' recommendation of Hornemann to the Association, stating that 'his youth, his prudence . and lively zeal' would make him a fine 'acquisition'. Of Mungo Park, the Association heard that he was 'a young man of no mean talents'. Alongside the insights into the preparations for the expeditions, the volume includes letters and detailed accounts from both Park and Hornemann, and meticulous contemporary maps, providing a unique picture of the earliest days of exploration in Africa.

Leather. Maps by James Rennell (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st ed., (An VI). Octavo, full-leather binding with gilt-stamped decorations, bands and title to spine, gilt dec border to boards, contemporary marbled endpapers, pp (viii) 243 (last page misprinted as 343). Three large folding engraved maps, drawn up by Major (James) Rennell, the leading British geographer of his time, when Mungo Park returned from West Africa: all in very good condition. Spine rubbed, minor scuffs to boards, front free endpaper just starting to detach. Very good condition. First edition. Published in Paris in the revolutionary "An VI" (1797). Describes the explorations in the interior of Africa of Daniel Houghton (1740 - 1791) and Mungo Park (1771 - 1806). Daniel Houghton was sent by the African Association [the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa]; his instructions were to sail to the mouth of the Gambia, navigate the river to the Barra Kunda falls, and then to travel overland to the Hausa lands to the east. He was one of the first European explorers in the interior of Africa, but after a successful visit in Bambouk territory he disappeared somewhere on his journey to Timbuctoo, his last despatch being in July 1791. Mungo Park was then sent by the African Association, and travelled more extensively in West Africa. He published the book "Travels in the interior districts of Africa" in 1799 (i.e. this book precedes Park's publication). Uncommon.