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Slide set: Central Africa (lecture: York & Son, 50 slides, 1876)
York & Son, England
in stock of UK Band of Hope Union, 1891
in stock of E.G. Wood, 1894 (item ref. 1290-1339)
in stock of Ivens & Co., 1913
James Comper Gray, Central Africa (London: York & Son, c.1876)
CAMERON, Lieutenant Verney Lovett (1844-1894) – slides 2, 22
LIVINGSTONE, Dr David (1813-1873) – slides 2, 47
STANLEY, Henry Morton (1841-1904) – slides 2, 47
The E.G. Wood 1894 catalogue adds an introductory slide to make the total 51.
The images are photographed from illustrations which appeared in several issues of the London news weeklies Illustrated London News and The Graphic in March and April 1876. These reported on a series of expeditions crossing equatorial Africa from east to west in 1873-1875, led by Cameron on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society, following his return to Britain in early April 1876.
12 slides known to exist in private collection
exploration – Africa
imperialism – British Empire
LIVINGSTONE, Dr David (1813-1873)
STANLEY, Henry Morton (1841-1904)
CAMERON, Lieutenant Verney Lovett (1844-1894)
Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 15 February 2021
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