Zambesi: David Livingstone and Expeditionary Science in Africa (Tauris Historical Geography, Volume 1) PDF
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Lawrence Dritsas is a Fellow with the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh. He has a long-standing interest in the history of scientific expeditions and especially in the exploration of Africa TAURIS HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY SERIES Series Editor: Robert Mayhew, University of Bristol Though long established as a field of inquiry, historical geography has changed dramatically in recent years becoming a driving force in the development of many of the new agendas of contemporary geography. Dialogues with histori- ans of science, art historians and literary scholars have revitalised the history of geographical thought, and a new, vibrant, pluralistic culture of scholarship has emerged. The Tauris Historical Geography series provides an international forum for the publication of scholarly work that encapsulates and furthers these new developments. Editorial Board: David Armitage, Harvard University. Jeremy Black, Exeter University. Laura Cameron, Queen’s University, Ontario. Felix Driver, Royal Holloway, University of London. Michael Heffernan, Nottingham University. Nuala Johnson, Queen’s University, Belfast. David Livingstone, Queen’s University, Belfast. David Matless, Nottingham University. Miles Ogborn, Queen Mary, University of London. David Robinson, Syracuse University. Charles Withers, Edinburgh University. Brenda Yeoh, National University of Singapore. Published and forthcoming in the Series: 1. Zambesi: David Livingstone and Expeditionary Science in Africa by Lawrence Dritsas 2. New Spaces of Exploration: Geographies of Discovery in the Twentieth Century by Simon Naylor and James Ryan (eds) 3. Scriptural Geography: Portraying the Holy Land by Edwin James Aiken 4. Bringing Geography to Book: Ellen Semple and the Reception of Geographical Knowledge by Innes Keighren 5. Enlightenment, Modernity and Science: Geographies of Scientific Culture in Georgian England by Paul A. Elliot 6. Dead Sea Level: Science, Exploration and Imperial Interests in the Near East by Haim Goren FM.indd II 11/11/09 5:13:16 PM TAURIS HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY SERIES Series Editor: Robert Mayhew, University of Bristol Though long established as a field of inquiry, historical geography has changed dramatically in recent years becoming a driving force in the development of ZAmbESi many of the new agendas of contemporary geography. Dialogues with histori- ans of science, art historians and literary scholars have revitalised the history of geographical thought, and a new, vibrant, pluralistic culture of scholarship has emerged. The Tauris Historical Geography series provides an international forum for the publication of scholarly work that encapsulates and furthers these new developments. David Livingstone and Expeditionary Science in Africa Editorial Board: David Armitage, Harvard University. Jeremy Black, Exeter University. Laura Cameron, Queen’s University, Ontario. Felix Driver, Royal Holloway, University of London. L D awrence ritsas Michael Heffernan, Nottingham University. Nuala Johnson, Queen’s University, Belfast. David Livingstone, Queen’s University, Belfast. David Matless, Nottingham University. Miles Ogborn, Queen Mary, University of London. David Robinson, Syracuse University. Charles Withers, Edinburgh University. Brenda Yeoh, National University of Singapore. Published and forthcoming in the Series: 1. Zambesi: David Livingstone and Expeditionary Science in Africa by Lawrence Dritsas 2. New Spaces of Exploration: Geographies of Discovery in the Twentieth Century by Simon Naylor and James Ryan (eds) 3. Scriptural Geography: Portraying the Holy Land by Edwin James Aiken 4. Bringing Geography to Book: Ellen Semple and the Reception of Geographical Knowledge by Innes Keighren 5. Enlightenment, Modernity and Science: Geographies of Scientific Culture in Georgian England by Paul Elliot 6. Dead Sea Level: Science, Exploration and Imperial Interests in the Near East by Haim Goren FM.indd II Published in 2010 by i.b.Tauris & Co Ltd 6 Salem Road, London W2 4bU 175 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10010 www.ibtauris.com Distributed in the United States and Canada Exclusively by Palgrave macmillan 175 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10010 Copyright © 2010 Lawrence Dritsas The right of Lawrence Dritsas to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or any part thereof, may not be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Tauris Historical Geography: 1 iSbN: 978 1 84511 705 4 A full CiP record for this book is available from the british Library A full CiP record is available from the Library of Congress Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: available Printed and bound in Great britain by CPi Antony Rowe, Chippenham from camera-ready copy edited and supplied by the author For Andrew James Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgements xi 1 People and Places 1 2 ‘Dr Livingstone i Presume?’: Writing about the Zambesi Expedition 23 3 ‘No Longer Unaided and Alone’: the Formation of the Zambesi Expedition 45 4 Technologies of Expedition 82 5 Fieldwork as Practice: informants, Collection and moving Knowledge 110 6 The Expedition at Home: African Nature in the Scientific metropolis 143 7 Conclusion 183 Appendix A 193 Appendix B 199 Glossary of Abbreviations 203 Notes 205 Bibliography 225 Index 239 illustrations 1 Elephant marsh, Shire River Photograph by Kirk. By kind permission of the Trustees of the National Library of Scotland 5 2 map: Field of the Zambesi Expedition Reproduced from R. Coupland Kirk on the Zambesi. Oxford, 1928. By kind permission of Oxford University Press 7 3 The Expedition’s House at Tete Photograph by Kirk. By kind permission of the Trustees of the National Library of Scotland 9 4 The Lady Nyassa under construction on the banks of the Zambesi,with HmS Pioneer to the right. Photograph by Kirk. By kind permission of the Trustees of the National Library of Scotland 84 5 mary Livingstone’s Grave near Sena Photograph by Kirk. By kind permission of the Trustees of the National Library of Scotland 99 6 Creepers in the bush, near Lupata Gorge Photograph by Kirk. By kind permission of the Trustees of the National Library of Scotland 100 7 The Ma Robert on the Zambesi, near Lupata Gorge Photograph by Kirk. By kind permission of the Trustees of the National Library of Scotland 101 8 Cassia occidentalis. Fedigosa Seeds ‘Fedigosa seeds make best substitute for coffee’. By kind per- mission of the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 123
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