Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa Vol. I by HUGH CLAPPERTON Language Study first published in 1852 in

first published in 1852 in two volumes and here reproduced in facsimile

It was banned in Italy

of the later conquests by Islamic powers

enhanced with numerous illustration by the author

وكان التحدي الكبير الذي واجهنا هو أن يكون الكتاب جاهزاً ليدخل ويزاحم الاف الكتب الأخرى بمعرض الكتاب

Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa Vol. I by HUGH CLAPPERTON Language Study first published in 1852 inPublished by Darf in 1985 ISBN: 9781850770572 Format: Hardback Among 19th century explorers, the quest for the course of the River Niger became an obsession which, for many, proved fatal. These travellers included the celebrated Mungo Park who, in 1805, journeyed 5000km down the Niger from Barmako, convinced that he would eventually join with the mighty Congo. A year later he and his party were massacred by natives. Despite the dangers, others