the niger expedition of 1841 traced the course of the niger in africa.
who traced the course of the niger in africa?
the niger expedition of 1841
many european expeditions to plot the river were unsuccessful. in 1788 the african association was formed in england to promote the exploration of africa in the hopes of locating the niger, and in june 1796 the scottish explorer mungo park was the first european to lay eyes on the middle portion of the river since antiquity (and perhaps ever). he wrote a famous account "travels in the interior of africa," which appeared in 1799. park proposed a theory that the niger and congo were the same river. although the niger delta would seem like an obvious candidate, it was a maze of streams and swamps that did not look like the head of a great river. he died in 1806 on a second expedition attempting to prove the niger-congo connection. the theory became the leading one in europe. a number of failed expeditions followed however the mystery of the niger would not be solved for another 25 years, in 1830, when richard lander and his brother became the first europeans to follow the course of the niger to the ocean.
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