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Os trópicos na rota do Império britânico: a visão de Mungo Park sobre a África em fins do século XVIII (2011)

Viana, Larissa (Author)

História, Ciências, Saúde---Manguinhos
Volume: 18, no. 1
Issue: 1
Pages: 33-50

DOI: 10.1590/S0104-59702011000100003

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Books Colonialism Science and race Travel; exploration Personal narratives Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence 18th century Niger River Scotland Africa Park, Mungo

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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