1836 The Travels of Richard and John Lander, into the Interior of Africa, For the Discovery of the Course and Termination of the niger; From Unpublished Documents in the Possession of the Late Capt. John William Barber Fullerton, Employed in the African Service

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First Edition, Illustrated, Rebound, Uncommon

The first edition.

Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, one map, and six plates.

Collated, complete.

Dated 1835 to the engraved title, 1836 to the typed title page. 

A travel work following the expeditions in Africa by the Lander Brothers, Richard and John.

The Lander Brothers were the first Europeans to follow the course of the River Niger, making the discovery that it led to the Atlantic. 

Richard, the elder brother, died in 1834 after being shot by a musket ball, the wound becoming infected. John died in London in the same year this work was published, it's believed of an illness he contracted whilst exploring Africa. 

Written by the prolific author of Robert Huish, who is well known for his history books.