Park reaches the Gambia River on June…

October 1795 CE

Park reaches the Gambia River on June 21, 1795, and ascends it two hundred miles (three hundred kilometers) to a British trading station named Pisania, located in the Kingdom of Yany.

It had been established by British traders as a factory for trade, and was to be inhabited solely by them and their black servants.

It is situated on the banks of the River Gambia, sixteen miles to the north of Jonkakonda.

In 1795, the only white residents are Dr John Laidley and two brothers with the surname Ainslie.

Park stays in Pisania from July through to October 1795.

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Basse Santa Su Upper River Gambia View →

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Britain, Kingdom of Great View → African Association View →

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Sub-Saharan Africa, Modern View → Enlightenment, Age of View → Exploration of Africa, Later European View →

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Gem materials View → Oils, gums, resins, and waxes View →

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