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Hugh Clapperton into the Interior of Africa : Records of the Second Expedition, 1825-1827.
Title:
Hugh Clapperton into the Interior of Africa : Records of the Second Expedition, 1825-1827.
Author:
Lockhart, Jamie Bruce.
ISBN:
9781433704635
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (558 pages)
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 -- Chapter 5 Journey from Boussa, across the ferry of the Quorra, by Guarri and Zegzeg, to the city of Kano -- Chapter 6 Journey from Kano to the camp of Bello, and from thence to Soccatoo -- Chapter 7 Residence at Soccatoo, till the death of the author -- Appendices -- I Preparations and Progress of the Mission -- II Correspondence of Robert Pearce, Thomas Dickson and James Houtson -- III Arabic Correspondence -- IV Clapperton's Cartography and Itineraries -- V Contemporary Maps -- VI Medical Supplies -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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