Mungo Park reaches the Niger

Name: Mungo Park reaches the Niger
Start: 1795
End: 1797
Location: Ségou, Mali

1795–1797 · Ségou, Mali · Africa · Exploration

A Scottish surgeon finds which way the Niger flows

Mungo Park reaches the Niger — Wikimedia Commons

Sent by the African Association, Mungo Park travelled inland from the Gambia and in July 1796 at Ségou saw the Niger flowing east, settling a long European debate about its course. His Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa became a bestseller.

State: Bamana Empire

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