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Records of Captain Clapperton's Last Expedition to Africa - With the Subsequent Adventures of the Author (Paperback) Loot Price: R928

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Records of Captain Clapperton's Last Expedition to Africa - With the Subsequent Adventures of the Author (Paperback)

Richard Lander

Series: Records of Captain Clapperton's Last Expedition to Africa 2 Volume Set, Volume 2

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Hugh Clapperton (1788 1827) was a former naval officer who was determined to explore the course of the River Niger. In 1822 he set out on an expedition to trace the river by approaching it through North Africa, though this proved unsuccessful. Three years later, Clapperton tried again, with plans to start in West Africa, and the young explorer Richard Lander (1804 1834) joined his party. They arrived in Badagry (in present-day Nigeria) and eventually crossed the Niger at Bussa, before reaching Sokoto (in north-west Nigeria), where Clapperton died from an attack of dysentery. Lander returned to England and published this two-volume account of the journey in 1830. Volume 2 describes the death of Clapperton and Lander's eventual return to England, after a series of events including a near-drowning and an offer of marriage to the daughter of a Yoruba king.

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Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Records of Captain Clapperton's Last Expedition to Africa 2 Volume Set, Volume 2
Release date:	April 2011
First published:	March 2011
Authors:	Richard Lander
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-03043-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Books > History > African history > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Promotions
LSN:	1-108-03043-2
Barcode:	9781108030434