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David Livingstone, the African Explorer, 19th century portrait engraving print

1850

$75
£55.79
€65.41
CA$104.90
A$117.12
CHF 61.45
MX$1,445.48
NOK 772.46
SEK 722.77
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'David Livingstone, The African Explorer' Steel-engraving. C1850. 160mm by 125mm (image) 260mm by 170mm (sheet) David Livingstone was a Scottish missionary and African explorer. Livingstone (1813-1873) was the first European to discover the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi river in central Africa. While searching for the source of the Nile in the late 1860s he became seriously ill and went missing. Although he was found, by Henry Morton Stanley in 1871, Livingstone never fully recovered from his illness and died in Bangwelulu, Zambia.
  • Creation Year:
    1850
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.24 in (26 cm)Width: 6.7 in (17 cm)
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  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    A couple of very small spots in the margins. Small crease lower right corner of the sheet.
  • Gallery Location:
    Melbourne, AU
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1244215649342

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