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Waarmee ging David Livingstone op ontdekkingsreis?
Pas in 1869 bereikte hij Ujiji. Met slechts drie helpers, Susi, Chuma en Gardner, trok hij in 1870 noordwestwaarts en bereikte op 29 maart 1871 de Lualaba. Livingstone dacht dat hij de Nijl bereikt had, maar hij had zich vergist: hij bevond zich langs de Kongo.
Wat was David Livingstone zijn doel?
Hij was een voorstander van afschaffing van de slavernij. Nadat hij in 1869 Ujiji had bereikte, reisde Livingstone in 1870, met slechts drie helpers verder. In 1871 bereikte hij de Lualaba. Livingston dacht dit de bron van de Nijl was.
When did David Livingstone die?
Written By: David Livingstone, (born March 19, 1813, Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland—died May 1, 1873, Chitambo [now in Zambia]), Scottish missionary and explorer who exercised a formative influence on Western attitudes toward Africa.
What did David Livingstone do in Africa?
David Livingstone ( /ˈlɪvɪŋstən/; 19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish physician, Congregationalist, and pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, an explorer in Africa, and one of the most popular British heroes of the late 19th-century Victorian era.
Where is Livingstone’s grave?
His heart is literally in Africa David Livingstone died from dysentery and malaria on 1 May 1873, at the age of 60, in Chief Chitambo’s Village in North Rhodesia (now Zambia). His heart is buried in Africa, under a Mvula tree (now the site of the Livingstone Memorial), but his remains are buried at Westminster Abbey.
What are some good books about David Livingstone?
David Livingstone: Man of Prayer and Action. Christian Liberty Press. ISBN 978-1-930092-11-2. ^ Wyon, Allen (February 1890). “A Livingstone Medal”. Chronicles of the London Missionary Society. London: 60. ^ Wickens, G. E.; Lowe, P. (2008). The Baobabs: Pachycauls of Africa, Madagascar and Australia.