The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805: Together with Other Documents, Official and Private, Relating to the Same Mission, to Which Is Prefixed an Account of the Life of Mr. ParkPark, Mungo
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The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805: Together with Other Documents, Official and Private, Relating to the Same Mission, to Which Is Prefixed an Account of the Life of Mr. Park
Park, Mungo
Africa -- Discovery and exploration
"In compiling the map of Mr. Park's route in 1805, much difficulty has
arisen from the bearings of places not being mentioned in the Journal;
and also in consequence of there being occasionally great differences
between the latitudes and longitudes of places according to the
astronomical observations, and the distances computed according to the
journies. Considerable pains have been taken to reconcile these
differences; but the general result has been, that it was found
necessary in adhering to the astronomical observations, to carry Mr.
Park's former route in 1796 farther north, and to place it in a higher
latitude than that in which it appears in Major Rennell's map annexed to
the former volume of Travels."
London, March 1, 1815.
CONTENTS.
* * * * *
ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE OF PARK.
Appendix, No. I.
No. II.
No. III.
No. IV.
No. V.
No. VI.
Explanation of African Words
* * * * *
JOURNAL.
CHAPTER I.
Departure from Kayee--Arrival at Pisania--Preparations there, and
departure into the Interior--Samee--Payment to Mumbo Jumbo--Reach
Jindey; process of dying cottons at that place--Departure from
Jindey--Cross the Wallia Creek--Kootakunda--Madina--Tabajang--Kingdom of
Jamberoo--Visit from the King's son--Tatticonda--Visit from the son of
the former King of Woolli--Reach Madina, the capital of Woolli--Audience
of the King; his unfriendly conduct--Presents made to him and his
courtiers--Barraconda--Bambakoo--Kanipe; inhospitable conduct of its
inhabitants--Kussai--Nittatrees; restrictions relating to them--Enter
the Simbani Woods--precautions thereon, and sacrifice and prayers for
success--Banks of the Gambia--Crocodiles and hippopotami--Reach
Faraba--Loss of one of the soldiers--Rivers Neaulico and
Nerico--Astronomical observations.
CHAPTER II.
Arrival at Jallacotta--Maheena--Tambico--Bady; hostile conduct of the
Faranba, or Chief, and its consequences--Reach Jeningalla--
Iron-furnaces--Mansafard--Attacked by wolves--Enter the
Tenda Wilderness--Ruins and Plain of Doofroo--Attacked by a swarm of
bees--Astronomical observations--Arrival at Sibikillin--Shea
trees--Badoo; presents made to the King--Tambacunda--Ba Deema
River--Tabba Gee--Mambari--Julifunda; unfriendly conduct of its Chief;
and presents sent to him and the King--Visit from the latter--Reach
Eercella--Baniserite--Celebrate his Majesty's birthday--Mode of fluxing
iron--Madina--Falema river--Satadoo--Sickness and death of the
Carpenter--Arrival at Shrondo; commencement of the rainy season; and
alarming sickness amongst the soldiers--Gold mines; process for
procuring the gold--Dindikoo; gold pits--Cultivation--Arrival at Fankia.
CHAPTER III.
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