The tropics and the rise of the British Empire: Mungo Park's perspective on Africa in the late eighteenth century.
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The young Scottish physician Mungo Park, aged 23, arrived in Africa in 1795 with a mission as specific as it was complex in those bygone days, namely to travel the entire length of the River Niger. In 1799, the story of this journey was published in a book that sold 1500 copies in the first month alone, with two further editions published that same year, as well as the translation of the work into French and German the following year. In this article, the narrative of Mungo Park is examined by taking due consideration of the relationship between the tropics, science and travel in the early days of British expansionism into the heart of Africa.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Historia, ciencias, saude--Manguinhos
دوره 18 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011