Discover published sets by community

Attempted to establish the definitive source of the Nile River, ultimately unsuccessful, but provided valuable information about central Africa.

Discovery of Lake Ngami, charting much of the African interior, and fostering interest in the geography of Africa.

Inspiration for future explorers, instrumental in the European colonization of Africa, and his writings contributed to the abolition of slavery.

Catalogued important African rivers, lakes, and geographical landmarks, establishing a foundation for future cartographic and scientific work on the continent.

Aid and companionship provided to Livingstone during his final expedition; garnered extensive press coverage with the phrase 'Dr. Livingstone, I presume?'

Investigation of the upper Shire River, Lake Nyasa (now Lake Malawi), and advocacy for the end of the East African Arab-Swahili slave trade.

The first European to witness Victoria Falls, demonstration of the impracticality of the Zambezi River as a trade route, and identification of several geographical features.