Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the Years 1822, 1823, and 1824

by Dixon Denham and Hugh Clapperton

Book Overview

Major Dixon Denham (1786-1828) and Lieutenant Hugh Clapperton (1788-1827) were British explorers famous for their explorations in Africa. Between 1822 and 1825, they set out to investigate the lower course of the River Niger and the swamps and forests of the Guinea Coast, accompanied by the physician Dr Walter Oudney (1790-1824), who sadly died of a fever during the expedition. This important book, first published in 1826, brings together the memoirs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110803120X
• ISBN13: 9781108031202
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 762 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.3" x 11.7"