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Auction #119 begins on 14 Nov 2024

Huish (Robert)

THE TRAVELS OF RICHARD AND JOHN LANDER,

Published: John Saunders, London, 1836

Edition: First edition

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Into the Interior of Africa, For the Discovery of the Course of the River Niger,

From Unpublished Documents in the Possession of the Late Captn. John William Barber Fullerton, Employed in the African Service

First edition: 782 pages, 7 engraved plates, map, pencil annotations in the margins, rebound with marbled paper boards and a brown cloth spine, with the original backstrip laid down with gilt title, foxing throughout, a good copy.

Includes a frontispiece portrait of Richard Lander and a title page with a vignette dated 1835

Richard Lemon Lander (8 February 1804 – 6 February 1834) was a British explorer of western Africa. He and his brother John were the first Europeans to follow the course of the River Niger, and discover that it led to the Atlantic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lander

  • Overall Condition: A good copy
  • Size: 8vo (220 x150mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
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  • Country: South Africa
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