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Mungo PARK

Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa:

Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797. With an Account of a Subsequent Mission to that Country in 1805.

Published: John Murray, London, 1815-1816

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London: John Murray, 1815-1816. New edition. Two quarto volumes, 458, 373pp. Complete with seven engraved plates and three folding maps.

Recased in three quarter leather over brown boards, new endpapers with blind embossed stamp of P. Aucamp, an exceptionally clean copy.

Park, a Scottish physician and explorer, was the first European to reach the Niger River. This classic work inspired countless other nineteenth century explorers.

  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Sold By: Archives Fine Books
  • Contact Person: Dawn Albinger
  • Country: Australia
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