Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, Africa, c1890. Artist: Unknown

Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, Africa, c1890. Artist: Unknown

1-217-036 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, Africa, c1890. Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873) was the first European to see the great falls on the River Zambezi in 1855. Livingstone named the falls for Queen Victoria. An engraving from Robert Brown's The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890).


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. David Livingstone: British: Explorer, missionary

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Landscape

Geographic Hierarchy

World Africa

  1. 02 23 00 N , 016 04 00 E

World Africa Zambezi River

  1. 18 50 00 S , 036 17 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Geographical Features

Artistic Representations Landscapes

Locations & Buildings Other

Science & Nature Discovery & Exploration


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4203x4161
File Size : 51,237kb


Aliases

  1. 0580002939
  1. 1-217-036
  1. 1217036
  1. 2939

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