Journal of a Second Expedition into the Interior of Africa from the Bight of Benin to Soccatoo
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African exploration history
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Bow Man
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Clay Iron Stone
colonial era travel
Deep Red
Durable Dye
East By South
East Indies
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expedition primary source material
Goora Nuts
King's Ships
King’s Ships
Loose Cloth
Moderate Breezes
Muscovy Duck
Niger River navigation
Table Topped
Thunder Storms
trans-Saharan trade routes
Water Falls
West African geography
Wind North North East
Wooden Bridge
Yoruba ethnography
Young Man
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- ISBN 9780415760836
- Weight: 657g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 17 Jul 2014
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This account was first published in 1829. After serving in the Royal Navy in Canada, Hugh Clapperton (1788-1827) participated in two expeditions to the interior of Africa. Richard Lander (1804-34), a young Cornishman who had travelled widely in the service of previous employers, applied to accompany him on the second expedition, during which Clapperton died. Lander published this edition of Clapperton's journal in 1829; an expanded version (also available in this series) appeared the following year. Clapperton's account of his experiences is informal, lively and vivid, describing hospitality and annoyances, discomforts and pleasures. Although its language and attitudes are typical of the early colonial period, it remains a valuable source for West African history. The book also contains a short biography of Clapperton, Lander's emotional account of his master's illness and death, and his journal of his lonely return journey. The appendix includes meteorological observations, notes on Arabic documents, and Yoruba vocabulary.
H. Clapperton. This edition of Hugh Clapperton's journal of his second expedition to West Africa was published posthumously in 1829.
