Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa, 1850-1851: Performed in the Years 1850-51, Under the Orders and at the Expense of her Majesty's Government by J Richardson (Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK)
Undertaken for the purpose of promoting legitimate trade in Central Africa, the Richardson mission was a compound of philanthropic and diplomatic interests advocated by Richardson. His main targets were the Sahara, Bornu and the Sudan.