Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Richard Lemon Lander NPG 2442

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by William Brockedon

The son of a Truro innkeeper, Lander's explorations began as an assistant to the Scottish explorer Hugh Clapperton, on an expedition to Western Africa in 1825. After Clapperton's death near Sokoto, Lander proceeded southeast to Kano and then returned to the coast. He returned to Western Africa in 1830, accompanied by his brother John. They landed at Badagri and followed the lower Niger River from Bussa to the sea. After exploring about 160 kilometres of the Niger River, they returned to explore the... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.