Grave of Commander Hugh Clapperton, Sokoto

80 x 55 mm. A loose snapshot, by James Packman.
The print shows the modern grave of Hugh Clapperton (1788-1827) the West African explorer who died at Sokoto. Part of the accompanying letter from James Packman reads:
'It seems (but I have not verified this) that he died and was buried in a village nearby, but later, when a British settlement was made, his original grave was opened and he was re-interred in the European cemetry just outside the walls of Sokoto, with the commemoration shown'.

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Presented by James Packman.

Includes index.

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Good condition.

This collection level description was entered by SG using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Packman, James, fl 1958