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Park,M.

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12.07.2023 10:00UTC +02:00
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Lot 1508 | Park,M.
Park,M.
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. To which is prefixed an account of the life of Mr. Park. A new edition with an appendix by Major Rennell. 2 Bde. London, Murray 1815-16. 4°. Mit gest. Portrait, 4 gest. Faltkarten, 5 gest. Tafeln und 1 beids. bedr. Notentafel u. einigen Textholzst. XVIII S., 1 Bl., 458 (recte: 460) S.; 5 Bl., CXXX S., 1 Bl., 219 S. Beschäd. Hldr. d. Zt. u. neuer Hldr.
Bd. II in erster Ausgabe, Bd. I in der Ausgabe von 1816. - Gay 2788. Embacher 225. Paulitschke, Erforschungen, 162 f.: "Das große Verdienst Mungo Parks besteht darin, auf seiner ersten Reise die Südgrenze der Sahara bestimmt, durch seine zweite Reise den Weg nach dem Sudan durch den Westen eröffnet und die erste genaue Kenntnis des Niger und damit die des Inneren West-Afrika's nach Europa gebracht zu haben. Nicht wenig Interesse hatte für die Geographen auch die von Maxwell aufgestellte, durch Park's Autorität unterstützte Hypothese, wonach der Niger nicht in den Meerbusen von Benin seine Mündung in den Ocean habe, sondern landeinwärts strömend sich mit dem Congo vereinige". - Bd. I enthält neben dem Bericht der ersten Reise den Appendix "Geographical illustrations of Africa" von Major Rennell; Bd. II außer der Erstausgabe des Journals" der zweiten Reise, bei der Park 1806 den Tod fand, die erste Biographie Parks, dazu Dokumente sowie die Tagebücher der afrikanischen Begleiter Parks, Isaaco und Amadi Fatouma. - Tls. wasserrandig, 2 Karten mit größeren Einrissen, tls. etw. fleckig, N.a.T. - Exlibris.
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