Mungo Park Memorial (United Kingdom)
The Mungo Park Memorial in the United Kingdom is dedicated to the British African explorer Mungo Park (1771–1806).
His two trips (1795–1797 and 1805–1806) took him across the Gambia River to the Niger River . His first trip was on behalf of the African Association and his travelogue Travels in the Interior of Africa , published afterwards, is still considered a classic today. During his second trip to Niger, which was financed by the British government, he died in January / February 1806 near Bussa .
In 1913 a monument in the form of a statue was erected in his honor in Selkirk / Scotland , near the place of birth Mungos. The statue was created by Thomas Clapperton (1879–1962).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Borders History Famous Borderers, accessed November 3, 2007
Web links
- An image1 of the Mungo Park Memorial on Flickr
- An image2 of the Mungo Park Memorial on Flickr
- An image 3 of the Mungo Park Memorial on Flickr
- An image4 of the Mungo Park Memorial on Flickr
Coordinates: 55 ° 32 '54.4 " N , 2 ° 50' 20.8" W.