What was the kingdom that Mansfield Parkyns traveled around and is also known as Abyssinia?
Mansfield Parkyns Mansfield 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) travels in Abyssinia, the modern territories of Eritrea and Ethiopia.
SS Abyssinia Abyssinia (1870) was a British mail liner originally operated by the Cunard Line on the Liverpool–New York route. She later served the Guion Line on the same route and the Canadian Pacific Line in the Pacific. In December 1891, "Abyssinia" was destroyed mid-Atlantic without loss of life by a fire that started in her cargo of cotton, further highlighting the danger in carrying both cotton and passengers on the same ship.