Geographical & commercial view of northern Cent. Africa
Author : James MacQueen [M'Queen]
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Author : James MacQueen [M'Queen]
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Author : James McQueen (Historical Writer.)
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Page : 326 pages
File Size : 26,76 MB
Release : 1821
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Author : James MacQueen
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Page : 326 pages
File Size : 12,58 MB
Release : 1821
Category : Africa
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James MacQueen (1778-1870) was a British geographer fascinated by the problem of the River Niger. He set out to try to establish (on the basis of accounts by explorers, traders and missionaries), that one and the same river flowed continuously through Africa and into the Atlantic Ocean, thus challenging long-established beliefs that African rivers either disappeared into the sand or terminated in lakes. MacQueen documents his findings in this pioneering work, first published in 1821. Drawing on evidence from a range of authorities, he argues that previous misconceptions about the Niger had left Africa isolated from the civilised world, and shows how his discovery could open up trading opportunities between Africa and other countries, suggesting that contact with Europeans would lead to the eventual abolishment of the slave trade in the interior. This important study remains relevant to scholars of both geography and African history today.
Author : James MacQueen
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Page : 314 pages
File Size : 42,91 MB
Release : 1821
Category : Africa
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Author : James MACQUEEN (Geographer)
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Page : pages
File Size : 33,87 MB
Release : 1821
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Author : Charles W. J. Withers
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 48,82 MB
Release : 2022-11-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1788855663
One of the greatest stories of world exploration ever told. By the late eighteenth century, the river Niger was a 2,000-year-old two-part geographical problem. Solving it would advance European knowledge of Africa, provide a route to commercial opportunity and help eradicate the evil of slavery. Mungo Park achieved lasting fame in 1796 by solving the first part of the Niger problem – which way did the river run? Park died in 1806, in circumstances which are still uncertain, in failing to solve the second – where did the Niger end? Numerous expeditions explored the river in the decades following Park's death, but not until 1830 was its final course revealed following in-the-field exploration. By then, however, the Niger problem had been solved by 'armchair geographers' who had never even visited Africa. Majestic River celebrates Mungo Park's achievements and illuminates his rich afterlife – how and why he was commemorated long after his death. It is also the thrilling story of the many expeditions that sought to determine the Niger's course and the facts of Park's disappearance, as well as a biography of the Niger itself as the river slowly took shape in the European imagination.
Author : James MacQueen
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Release : 1821
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Author : James Macqueen
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Page : 288 pages
File Size : 28,92 MB
Release : 1821
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Author : Philip D. Curtin
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 34,95 MB
Release : 1973
Category : History
ISBN : 9780299830250
In this encyclopedic work of intellectual history, Philip D. Curtain sought to discover the British image of Africa for the years 1780 1850. "
Author : James Macqueen
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : pages
File Size : 16,32 MB
Release : 2016-05-24
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ISBN : 9781359044938
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