the role and influence of explorers 1857-1890 Flashcards
name two of the main explorers
david livingstone and richard burton
what was david livivngstone?
the most famous early victorian explorer
when did david living stone start his lectures in cambrige?
1857
what did david living stone talk about in his lecutures?
the geography, mineralogy,diseases, language and cultures he encounted in africa
what part of africa did david livingstone go to first? and when?
south africa in 1841
when did living stone return turn to africa and were did he go?
1858 and went to the east coast of africa
what did david livinstones lectures cause the creation of ? and could this be used to justify?
the otherness between the whites and the africans, white supriority
who was richard burton?
an explorer and an adventurer
where did richard burton explorer and when?
somaliland in 1885 nad zanzibar in 1857 to 1858(east africa)
how many volumes of his exploration did he publish?
45
name two of the books published by richard burton and when?
kama sutra in 1883 and the arabian nights in 1885
what did richard burton publications lead to?
the futher empahsis of the otherness and the differnces between africa and white europeans
