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Hugh Clapperton into the interior of Africa : records of the second expedition 1825-1827 / edited by Jamie Bruce Lockhart and Paul E. Lovejoy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clapperton, Hugh, 1788-1827
- Series:
- Sources for African history 1570-8721 ; v. 2.
- Sources for African history, 1570-8721 ; v. 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clapperton, Hugh, 1788-1827--Travel--Africa, West.
- Clapperton, Hugh.
- Clapperton, Hugh, 1788-1827.
- Explorers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Explorers.
- Discoveries in geography.
- Travel.
- Great Britain.
- West Africa.
- Sudan Region.
- Explorers--Sudan (Region)--Biography.
- Explorers--Africa, West--Biography.
- Sudan (Region)--Description and travel.
- Sudan (Region).
- Africa, West--Description and travel.
- Africa, West.
- Sudan (Region)--Discovery and exploration.
- Africa, West--Discovery and exploration.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 544 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2005.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [523]-531) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9004141553
- OCLC:
- 57344311
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