Zambezi expedition

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British colonial expedition exploratory expedition scientific expedition

The Zambezi expedition was a mid-19th-century British exploratory and scientific journey, led by David Livingstone, aimed at charting the Zambezi River and assessing its potential for commerce and missionary work in central Africa.

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David Livingstone’s last journey	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British colonial expedition ⓘ exploratory expedition ⓘ scientific expedition ⓘ
chronology	followed David Livingstone’s earlier exploration of the Zambezi (1851–1856) ⓘ
contributedTo	European knowledge of central and southern African geography ⓘ mapping of the Zambezi and Shire river systems ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
endDate	1864 ⓘ
evaluatedBy	British government as a failure in commercial terms ⓘ
goal	assess potential for commerce in central Africa ⓘ assess potential for missionary work in central Africa ⓘ chart the Zambezi River ⓘ geographical exploration ⓘ scientific research ⓘ
hasAspect	anti-slavery ⓘ commercial ⓘ missionary ⓘ scientific ⓘ
hasAuthorOfReport	Charles Livingstone NERFINISHED ⓘ David Livingstone NERFINISHED ⓘ
includedExplorationOf	Lake Nyasa GENERATED ⓘ Shire River GENERATED ⓘ
leader	David Livingstone NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Zambezi River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Malawi ⓘ present-day Mozambique ⓘ present-day Zambia ⓘ present-day Zimbabwe ⓘ
mainSubject	Zambezi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	conflicts with Portuguese authorities ⓘ death of Mary Moffat Livingstone in 1862 ⓘ dismissal of Thomas Baines after accusations of theft ⓘ
participant	Charles Livingstone NERFINISHED ⓘ John Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Moffat Livingstone NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Baines NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	to find routes that could undermine the East African slave trade ⓘ
reportedIn	Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	botanical collections ⓘ hydrological observations ⓘ important geographical data ⓘ limited commercial success ⓘ zoological observations ⓘ
sponsor	British government NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Geographical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate	1858 ⓘ

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Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries → describes → Zambezi expedition ⓘ

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this entity surface form: David Livingstone’s last journey