John Lander (1807 – November 6, 1839) was the younger brother of Cornish explorer Richard Lemon Lander and accompanied him on his first expedition to western Africa. 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county in South West England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ... See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ... Richard Lemon Lander Richard Lemon Lander (February 8, 1804 - February 6, 1834), English explorer of the African continent. ... West Africa is the region of western Africa generally considered to include these countries: Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Côte dIvoire (Ivory Coast) Equatorial Guinea Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Niger Nigeria Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Senegal Sierra Leone Togo Chad, Mauritania, and...

The Lander brothers were sons of a Truro inkeeper. While Richard went to sea at a young age, John learned the printing trade. Statistics Population: 20,920 (Civil Parish, 2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SW825445 Administration Parish: Truro District: Carrick Shire county: Cornwall Region: South West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Cornwall Historic county: Cornwall Services Police force: Devon and Cornwall Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

In 1830 the brothers went on an expidition to determine the course of the Niger River. They landed at Badagri in present-day Nigeria, took Clapperton's route to Bussa, then ascended the river for 160 kilometres before descending to explore the Benue River and the Niger Delta. They returned to Britain in 1831. Map of Niger River with Niger River basin in green. ... Badagri is a coastal town in South West Nigeria, lying between Lagos and the border with Benin. ... Hugh Clapperton (May 18, 1788 - April 13, 1827), Scottish traveller and explorer of West and Central Africa. ... Bussa was born a free man in Africa, but was captured and brought to Barbados in the late 17th Century as a slave. ... The Benue River or Bénoué River is the major tributary of the Niger River. ... The Niger Delta, the delta of the Niger River in Nigeria, is a densely populated region sometimes called the Oil Rivers because it was once a major producer of palm oil. ...

Richard returned to the Niger in 1832, but John took a job in a London customs house instead. He died some years later, of a disease he had contracted in Africa. London (pronounced ) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and the largest city of England (strangely, England has no constitutional existence within the United Kingdom, and therefore cannot be said to have a capital). ... Customs duty is a tariff or tax on the import or export of goods. ...