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Richard (1804–1834) and John (1807–1839) Lander
Lander, Richard and John. African explorers, natives of Cornwall. Richard was born 1804; died in 1834. John was born 1807; died in 1839. The elder brother accompanied Clapperton on his expedition to the Niger, and after Clapperton’s death returned to England where he published his own and his master’s ‘Journals.’ He was then commissioned by the British government to determine the course of the lower Niger, and on that expedition was accompanied by his brother (1830–31). A detailed narrative of their explorations is given in their ‘Journal of an Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of the Niger’ (3 vols., 1832).