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Descripción : ANTIQUE 1876 Harper's Weekly Illustration Of Anti-Slavery English African Explorer Lieutenant Verney Cameron, suitable for framing with or without an autograph. It is interior page of the April 8, 1876 Issue of Harper's Weekly. The illustration fills approximately 60% of the center part of the page. While columns of text, above & below the illustration give a succinct account of his deeds in exploring the then Dark Continent of Africa. This illustration was published to educate the British & American populace with African exploration & to drum up support for ending the slave trade in Africa's interior that has been exposed by the travels of Burton, Speke, Livingstone & others. The Illustration is Titled: LIEUTENANT CAMERON & SOME OF HIS AFRICAN FOLLOWERS. The illustration images measure approximately 9 1/2 inches high X 9 1/2 inches wide plus borders. Left edge ragged from marks caused by removal from the Harper's volume it came from none of the faults touch the illustration. Right/top/bottom edges are rough from age/handling but they also do not touch illustration. ALL defects will be covered by the mat when framed. Paper is lightly age toned but not brittle. Overall the piece is in Very Good Condition. VERNEY LOVETT CAMERON (1844-1894) was an English explorer & traveller in Central Africa and the first European to cross, in 1875, Equatorial Africa from sea to sea. He served in the 1868 Abyssinian Campaign, and was employed for a considerable time in the suppression of the East African slave trade. The experience thus obtained led to his being selected to command an expedition sent by the Royal Geographical Society in 1873, to assist the famed Dr. Livingston. He was also instructed to make independent explorations, guided by Livingstone's advice. Soon after the departure of the expedition from Zanzibar, a party was met bearing the dead body of the reverend doctor. Cameron continued his march and reached Lake Tanganyika, in 1874, where he found and sent to England Livingstone's papers. Cameron spent some time determining the true form of the south part of the lake, and solved the question of its outlet by the discovery of the Lukuga River. He then struck westward to Nyangwe previously visited by Livingstone. This river Cameron rightly believed to be the main stream of the River Congo, and he endeavored to procure canoes to follow it down to the sea. In this he was unsuccessful, owing to his refusal to countenance slavery, and he therefore turned south-west. After tracing the Congo-Zambezi watershed he finally arrived at the coast in 1875, being the first European to cross equatorial Africa from sea to sea. His travels, which were published in 1877 under the title Across Africa, which contain valuable suggestions for the opening up of the continent, including the utilization of the great lakes of Africa as a Cape to Cairo Road connection. In recognition of his work he was promoted to the rank of Commander. ALL ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED TO BE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED, NOT DEFECTIVE, & GENUINE. PLEASE NOTE: We do all our own shipping. We will combine shipping on multiple items, where possible to save the winning bidder on shipping costs. Shipping will be added to the winning bidder's invoice for item(s) won. Media Mail postage from USPS will be used for shipping in the United States for those items allowed. The lowest alternative cost shipping will be billed for items not allowed by USPS to be shipped by Media Mail. Foreign winning bidders will pay postage based on their countries small/medium/large Flat Rate box postage rates & weight of the package. Other types of postage are available at the added expense at the bidders' request. You also agree to pay any applicable taxes and/or customs/import duties. A Tracking Number will be provided to the buyer. Insurance is mandatory on packages over USD 100 and will be added to postage charges when applicable.
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