ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |254 pages
Expedition for the Discovery of the Interior of Northern Africa.
chapter Chapter I|37 pages
Journey from Badagry over the Kong Mountains to the City of Eyeo or Katunga.
chapter Chapter IV|62 pages
Journey from Boussa, across the Ferry of the Quorra, by Guarri and Zegzeg, to the City of Kano.
part |73 pages
Journal of Richard Lander, Servant to the Late Captain Clapperton.