Mungo Park, Explorer and Scientist in Sumatra and Africa
Mungo Park, Explorer and Scientist in Sumatra and Africa
Following his trip to Sumatra [described below] Park traveled to west Africa under the tutelage of the Royal Society, which was keen to obtain more information on the river Niger and groups inhabiting the area.
Transactions of the Linnean Society, Vol.3, in which Park describes his field trip in Sumatra and description of new fish. Source – The Linnean Society, Vol.3 –
Park’s first scientific…