Tag: 1875
The $7,000 Mechanical Wonder!
Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
A couple of maps showing the routes of Scottish Missionary, David Livingston, as he searched for the source of the Nile river. Because of his explorations he was a popular hero in the late 19th century, and because of his fame, he was influential in ending the East African Arab-Swahili slave trade.
The Undiscovered World, 1875
Article in the Wichita City Eagle, December 02, 1875 concerning Cleves Symmes theory on the hollow earth. (Reformatted to fit the page horizontally, click images to see full size)