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Mansfield Parkyns
Mansfield Parkyns photographed by Camille Silvy in 1861
Mansfield Parkyns photographed by Camille Silvy in 1861
Born(1823-02-16)16 February 1823
Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England
Died12 January 1894(1894-01-12) (aged 70)
OccupationExplorer, travel writer
LanguageEnglish
NationalityEnglish
GenreTravel writing
Notable worksLife in Abyssinia

Mansfield Harry Isham Parkyns (16 February 1823 – 12 January 1894) was an English traveller, known for his travel book Life in Abyssinia: being notes collected during three years' residence and travels in that country (1853). In this book he described his experiences and observations during three years (1843–1846) of travelling in Abyssinia, the modern territories of Eritrea and Ethiopia.

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specimen collected on the upper White Nile by the English traveller Mansfield Parkyns. Gould provided a more detailed description in the following year...

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of his own personal safety in action." Another British traveller, Mansfield Parkyns adds, “Wolde Selasie reigned for twenty-five years, and during this...

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These include Arnaud and Antoine d'Abbadie, Henry Salt, Samuel Gobat, Mansfield Parkyns and Théophile Lefebvre. After the defeat and death of Ras Sabagadis...

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energy, that overawed all who approached him". Another British envoy, Mansfield Parkyns, adds, "Wolde Selassie reigned for twenty-five years, and during this...

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Habesha peoples

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various European travelers such as Jeronimo Lobo, James Bruce and Mansfield Parkyns visited Abyssinia. Their written accounts about their experiences...

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The Parkyns Baronetcy, of Bunny Park in Nottinghamshire, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 18 May 1681 for Thomas Parkyns in acknowledgement...

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Kitcha

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dish called kitcha fit-fit. List of African dishes List of breads Parkyns, Mansfield (1853). Life in Abyssinia. p. 368. Retrieved 24 November 2017. kitcha...

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Antalo

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Selassie. In his "Life in Abysinia", the 19th-century British traveller Mansfield Parkyns writes that the family of Dejazmach Kifla Iyasus and Ras Wolde Selassie...

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Library, Parkyns of Bunny Manuscripts, MSS Pa X 3 and Pa X 3/1 – breaks off in AH 1257 (1841/2); copied by Ibrāhīm Bāz for Mansfield Parkyns in 1847;...

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Debre Abbay

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personage associated with the monastery was Abba Samuel of Qoyasa. Mansfield Parkyns, traveling between Adwa and Sudan, stopped at Debre Abbay in early...

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Duncan Cumming

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African Affairs, 1959–64. He was also a biographer of the traveller Mansfield Parkyns. Cumming was knighted in 1953. He was the honorary treasurer of the...

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Philip Cardew

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on 19 June 1879, his first cousin, Mary Annunziata, daughter of Mansfield Parkyns. She survived him with three sons and two daughters. Vetch, Robert...

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Thomas Babington

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Parliament of Great Britain Preceded by Thomas Parkyns and Samuel Smith Member of Parliament for Leicester 1800–1801 With: Samuel Smith Succeeded by Parliament...

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List of films financed by The Rank Organisation

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May 1960 The Challenge Alexandra John Gilling John Temple-smith Jayne Mansfield, Anthony Quayle Jun 1960 Never Let Go Independent Artists John Guillermin...

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High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire

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Nicholson 1687: Darcy Molyneux of Mansfield 1688: George Willoughby 1689: John Dand 18 March 1689: Sir Thomas Parkyns, 2nd Baronet 18 November 1689: Richard...

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Armand Assante

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"Assante: Versatile, but Not French" – via LA Times. "Armand Assante". Parkyn, John (August 8, 1999). "Bloodlines let Assante play many ethnic roles"...

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U2

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Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020. Mansfield, Brian (28 January 2015). "Ranking the 5 best Super Bowl halftime shows"...

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Royal Sherwood Foresters Militia

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Lord Newark and the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Sir John Digby of Mansfield Woodhouse Manor, with a Troop of horse, tried to seize the TB armoury...

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1835, p. 39 Lydekker 1908, p. 462 Powell-Cotton 1902, pp. 206–207 Parkyns, Mansfield (1853). Life in Abyssinia: Being Notes Collected During Three Years'...

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List of MPs elected in the 1966 United Kingdom general election

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Edwin Brooks Labour Beckenham Philip Goodhart Conservative Bedford Brian Parkyn Labour Bedfordshire, Mid Stephen Hastings Conservative Bedfordshire South...

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The Wichita Eagle. 11 September 1998. p. 1BB Go. Retrieved 11 July 2022. Parkyn, John (27 November 1998). "Name Dropping". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived...

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