Famous Explorers of Africa

Famous Explorers of Africa
Mungo Park was a Scottish explorer who led one of the first
expeditions to investigate the course of the Niger river in Western Africa.
Mungo Park was a 23 year-old scottish surgeon surgeon who had just returned
from a journey to Sumatra on a ship of the East India Company. There he had
discovered 6 species of fish, he had published descriptions in a Scientific
Journal. In 1795, Park had gone to Piscina, on an offer to research further
into Africa. Park had accepted and a severe fever overcame him during his
journey. Park also had been captured by certain muslim leaders. After he
had got out of the Prison he had wandered around and had finally found the
Niger River. Park was amazed at how beautiful the River was. Park had
stated "I saw with infinite pleasure, the object of my, mission". Park had
returned home to London where became famous on his publications of his
voyage across Africa.

Later in 1806 he sailed downstream to the Bu...