Corn Exchange, Stratford-on-Avon, Wednesday, November 25, doors open at half-past seven, to commence at eight ... New and magnificent panorama of Africa : in which will be represented, with life-like accuracy, the most enchanting tropical scenery, interspersed with the most exciting adventures from the works of Sir S. Baker, Captain Mayne Reid, Captains Speke and Grant, and many other renowned African travellers, especially of the indefatigable missionary explorer, the late Dr. Livingstone ...
Object Details
- General note
- "On this occasion, the lecture will be delivered by Mr. Henry Fisher, formerly schoolmaster and interpreter in Her Majesty's Service, who has for a long period resided in South Africa, is conversant with the various languages, and accompanied Dr. Livingstone on his first journey from Kuruman."
- Collection Creator
- Train, Russell E., 1920-2012
- Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries)
- See more items in
- Russell E. Train Africana collection
- Russell E. Train Africana collection / Series 10: Posters and broadsides
- Extent
- 1 Item (51 x 26 cm)
- Date
- circa 1874
- Container
- Item Po006
- Archival Repository
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Rights
- The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
- Scope and Contents note
- Broadside announcing a lecture on British exploration and travel in Africa, highlighting the story of the late missionary David Livingstone. The lecture was accompanied by a panoramic display of "beautiful moving canvas paintings" creating "a striking dioramic effect."
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510890585-1503510890762-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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