miércoles, 8 de junio de 2022

European explorers in Zimbabwe: Livingstone and Stanley.

 


Shared by Monserrat Pérez:

Whenever I think of Zimbabwe and Africa in general, the name of David Livingstone, who found Victoria Falls, comes up and with him, Henry Stanley.

I've always found the lives of explorers quite interesting as they managed to discover hidden gems all over the world at times when technology didn't exist and it was more a question of getting lost and following their instinct.
So, here you have a long but in-depth documentary about both:

     



and a brief explanation of the quote:

"Where did the quote Dr Livingstone I presume come from?
“Doctor Livingstone, I presume?” 

It is the now-famous greeting spoken on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in November 1871 by Welsh-American journalist and explorer Henry M. Stanley who met Livinstone after some years without the world knowing where he was.

Last but not least, an insight into Livingstone museum in Tanzania: 




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