Tag Archives: Mungo Park

Colonial Encounters with West African Rice

Posted on 28/10/2011 by

 [First posted Sept. 2010, Updated 29 October 2011]  See also: AfricaRice’s African rice collection – (Oryza glaberrima) and Luigi just sent this 2007 link on the topic of Carolina Gold. from his blog. In 1805 the Scottish explorer Mungo Park … Continue reading →

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Mungo Park discovers Mumbo Jumbo in 18th Century West Africa

Posted on 21/10/2011 by

Recorded by Mungo Park while in Mandingo country (Sengambia region) c. 1798: On the 7th I departed from Konjour, and slept at a village called Malla (or Mallaing), and on the 8th about noon I arrived at Kolor, a considerable town, … Continue reading →

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Discovering the Rusizi River – Did It flow IN or OUT?!, Pt. I

Posted on 02/06/2011 by

East African explorations in the mid 19th Century were overwhelming directed to discovering the source of the Nile in central Africa.  Along side this goal, laying out ways and means whereby the English could establish a strong foothold in East and central Africa … Continue reading →

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Couscous and other Cuisines in the Sahel in 1798 – Mungo Park’s Experience

Posted on 27/08/2010 by

The Scottish explorer Mungo Park was 24 when he first travelled to West Africa to seek the source and the debouchment of the Niger River for the Africa Association of London.  The Association was also desirous of learning more about the … Continue reading →

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Shea Butter in the 18th Century, Better than English Butter according to Mungo Park

Posted on 19/08/2010 by

It was Mungo Park who first brought the shea tree and shea butter to the attention of Europeans.  According to Park, this is an excellent substance – better than English butter – and one that does not go readily rancid.  … Continue reading →

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Mungo Park discovers Mumbo Jumbo in 18th Century West Africa

Posted on 28/06/2010 by

Mungo Park was one of the most successful early explorers of West Africa.   Not only did he take careful note of flora, fauna and geophysical features throughout his travels, but – to my way of thinking – was the best … Continue reading →

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