Hugh Clapperton into the interior of Africa : records of the second expedition, 1825-1827 / edited by Jamie Bruce Lockhart and Paul E. Lovejoy.

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Clapperton, Hugh, 1788-1827

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TextSeries: Sources for African history ; v. 2.Publication details: Leiden [Netherlands] ; Boston : Brill, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 544 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

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online resource

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9781429457095
1429457090
1433704633
9781433704635

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Hugh Clapperton into the interior of Africa.DDC classification:

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DT356 .C57 2005eb

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74.23
NU 7950
RS 37029

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Contents:

List of Illustrations -- Original Documents and Maps; Preface; Introduction: The Records of a Second Expedition into the Interior of Africa by Captain Hugh Clapperton, R.N. (1825-1827); The Second Expedition into the Interior of Africa; Chapter 1 Voyage to the Bight of Benin and arrival in Badagry; Chapter 2 Journey from Badagry over the Kong Mountains to the city of Eyeo or Katunga; Chapter 3 Residence at Eyeo-Ile or Katunga, the capital of the Youriba; Chapter 4 Journal of proceedings from Katunga, or Eyeo, to Bousa on the Niger, or Quorra, the place where Mungo Park perished.

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Summary: Hugh Clapperton, Scottish explorer and diplomat, made two expeditions into the interior of West Africa, the first across the Sahara Desert and the second inland from the Bight of Benin. His first expedition in 1822-24, crossed the Sahara to Borno. A second expedition, also an official mission of the British Government, was undertaken in 1825-27 and is the subject of this volume. Clapperton's diaries have been transcribed and reproduced in a form as close as possible to the original raw material.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-531) and index.

Hugh Clapperton, Scottish explorer and diplomat, made two expeditions into the interior of West Africa, the first across the Sahara Desert and the second inland from the Bight of Benin. His first expedition in 1822-24, crossed the Sahara to Borno. A second expedition, also an official mission of the British Government, was undertaken in 1825-27 and is the subject of this volume. Clapperton's diaries have been transcribed and reproduced in a form as close as possible to the original raw material.

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