Previously.
The Explorers Continued
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Mungo Park: Scottish explorer of the Niger River and Africa. Became ill on his second expedition and was killed by natives when his boat became stuck at Bussa Falls. His published diaries became an inspiration to later explorers and writers.
Richard Lander: English explorer of Africa who became the first European to visit the forbidden city of Timbuktu and leave it alive. During one expedition his party was attacked and captured by river pirates.
Heinrich Barth: This German explorer made it to Timbuktu going overland through the desert from Tripoli and entered in disguise as an Arab.
Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke: As part of an expedition set up by the Royal Geographic Society, these two went to Africa to search for the source of the Nile. They ended up quarrelling bitterly over their findings. Burton also translated the Kama Sutra and the Tales of the Arabian Nights. He entered Mecca, forbidden to non-Muslims, disguised as an Arab.
Mary Kingsley: Commissioned by the British Museum to visit Africa to collect wildlife samples and native artifacts.
Henry Morton Stanley: Left England for the US as a teen. Enlisted in the Confederate army, though he later fought for the Union. He then worked as a correspondent for newspapers, first to an Indian conference, and then abroad. He was given a commission to find a missing missionary in Africa. Upon finding him, Stanley would utter the words that would make him famous, “Dr. Livingston, I presume?” Lead a couple more brutal expeditions into the interior and would become a member of parliament.
David Livingston: Missionary, explorer, and merchant trader in Africa. Was the first European to see Victoria Falls. His extended search for the source of the White Nile River prompted Stanlely’s investigation. Upon his death, two natives undertook a very long overland and sea journey to deliver his body back to England (though his heart was buried in a box in Africa).
To be continued.
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