What role did Henry Morton Stanley play in Africa?

In 1874, the New York Herald and the Daily Telegraph financed Stanley on another expedition to Africa. His ambitious objective was to complete the exploration and mapping of the Central African Great Lakes and rivers, in the process circumnavigating Lakes Victoria and Tanganyika and locating the source of the Nile.

What did Stanley find in Africa?

Stanley became the first person to circumnavigate Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest body of water, and he later charted Lake Tanganyika before venturing 1,800 miles down the Congo River to the Atlantic Ocean.

Who did Henry M Stanley find in Africa?

Dr David Livingstone
Henry Morton Stanley was a Welsh-American journalist and explorer who had made his name after ‘finding’ Dr David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary and explorer who the western world had lost contact with while on an expedition to discover the source of the Nile.

What did Henry Morton Stanley discover?

Stanley decided to continue Livingstone’s research on the Congo and Nile river systems and started his second African expedition in 1874. He journeyed into central Africa circumnavigating Victoria Nyanza, proving it to be the second-largest freshwater lake in the world, and discovered the Shimeeyu River.

How and why did Stanley get involved in Africa?

Failing to gain British support for his plans to develop the Congo region, Stanley found more success with King Leopold II of Belgium, who was eager to tap Africa’s wealth. In 1879, with Leopold’s support, Stanley returned to Africa where he worked to open the lower Congo to commerce by the construction of roads.

What were Henry Stanley’s famous words?

There in November 1871 he found the sick explorer, greeting him with the famous words: ‘Dr Livingstone, I presume?’ Stanley’s reports on his expedition made his name.

Why did John Rowlands adopt the last name Stanley?

I recently found out that the famous explorer, Stanley (he of “Dr Livingstone, I presume” fame) had chosen his name as a tribute to the man who unofficially adopted him, which is fair enough. It was just a shame that his adopted father’s surname was STANLEY.

Who was David Livingstone’s wife?

Mary Moffat Livingstonem. 1845–1862
David Livingstone/Wife

David Livingstone’s name is immortalised in the annals of glorious exploration, but comparatively little is known about his wife, Mary Moffat.

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