Exploration in the Age of Empire, 1750-1953
Facts on File
By Kevin Grant
August 1, 2004
Highlights include:
Dr. David Livingstone's search for the source of the Nile River in the jungles of central Africa in 1871
The exploration of central Asia by the competing imperial powers of Russia and Great Britain
European explorations of the Niger, the Nile, the Zambezi, and the Congo rivers
The exploration of the Arabian Peninsula
A look at how explorers served as propagandists of empire.
