1903 Mungo Park Travels in AFRICA Mandingo Slaves
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1903 Mungo Park Travels in AFRICA Mandingo Slaves Cannibalism Voyages
Mungo Park was an 18th-century Scottish explorer who was well-known for his voyages in West Africa and the Niger River Basin. The reports and accounts of this voyage are still quite popular today amongst game hunters and navigation enthusiasts. The origin of this voyage came when Park sought to discover the source of the Niger River, a goal that Daniel Houghton had originally set out to find.
On his journey, Park encountered a group of Mandinka slaves – an encounter that inspired the work Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa. These slaves assumed Park and his men were cannibals and, like slave traders before them, were there to enslave, sell, and consume them. This book set the standard for future travels writers to follow and was important for providing Western Europeans with a view of life in Central Africa. This impressive work features full page engravings throughout.
This 1903 A. and C. Black edition contains numerous full-page color engravings! A highly desirable edition.
Item number: #16704
Price: $350
PARK, Mungo
Travels in the interior districts of Africa : performed under the direction and patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797
London : A. and C. Black, 1903.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xviii, 392
8 full-page color engravings
References: Evans 38189 variant (not this ed)
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; secure
Decorative red cloth
Size: ~8in X 5.75in (20cm x 14.5cm)
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16704
Mungo Park was an 18th-century Scottish explorer who was well-known for his voyages in West Africa and the Niger River Basin. The reports and accounts of this voyage are still quite popular today amongst game hunters and navigation enthusiasts. The origin of this voyage came when Park sought to discover the source of the Niger River, a goal that Daniel Houghton had originally set out to find.
On his journey, Park encountered a group of Mandinka slaves – an encounter that inspired the work Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa. These slaves assumed Park and his men were cannibals and, like slave traders before them, were there to enslave, sell, and consume them. This book set the standard for future travels writers to follow and was important for providing Western Europeans with a view of life in Central Africa. This impressive work features full page engravings throughout.
This 1903 A. and C. Black edition contains numerous full-page color engravings! A highly desirable edition.
Item number: #16704
Price: $350
PARK, Mungo
Travels in the interior districts of Africa : performed under the direction and patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797
London : A. and C. Black, 1903.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xviii, 392
8 full-page color engravings
References: Evans 38189 variant (not this ed)
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; secure
Decorative red cloth
Size: ~8in X 5.75in (20cm x 14.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
16704
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1903 Mungo Park Travels in AFRICA Mandingo Slaves
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