num_pages: 239
description: Focusing on the complex figure of David Livingstone, this book explores the significant cultural and ideological issues related to the European encounter with Africa in the 19th century. It includes images of African artefacts and natural history specimens, and Livingstone's field notebooks.
language: English
title: David Livingstone and the Victorian Encounter with Africa
titlecomplete: David Livingstone and the Victorian Encounter with Africa
characters: David Livingstone
ratings_count: 3
places: Africa, Malawi
publisher: National Portrait Gallery