Having sent out four expeditions to the Niger, all of which had failed, the African Association in 1795 charged Mungo Park with the task. Park, a Scot. set sail [on 22 May 1795] to find and explore the Niger.

I" is a memoir by Scottish explorer Mungo Park. The book is based on Park's two-year journey through West Africa, where he traveled from the coast of Senegal into the interior regions of the continent.

II" is a continuation of Scottish explorer Mungo Park's memoir, published in 1805, which details his second journey to Africa. In this volume, Park returns to Africa with the goal of exploring the Niger River and discovering its source.