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Cape Colony · Missionary observer

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa

David Livingstone, 1857

Summary

Livingstone's account of his sixteen years in southern Africa, culminating in his transcontinental journey from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean, is one of the most celebrated exploration narratives of the nineteenth century. The sections on Tswana communities and the northern interior remain important primary sources — a landmark of Victorian travel writing and missionary ethnography.

Topics

Tswana, Missionaries, Interior exploration, Zambezi, London Missionary Society, Bechuanaland

Bibliographic Information

Author
David Livingstone
Year
1857
Language(s)
English
Period
Cape Colony
Perspective
Missionary observer
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