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Moobarik Bombay, 1860-08-17 - 1860-09-25

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047C/9

Scope and Contents

105 x 47 mm (both sections of stereo print). Beneath the print, the caption continues ' who has accompanied Capt. Speke during 2 expeditions in Central Africa'. A Yao born in about 1820, he was enslaved when a child, sold at Kilwa, taken to India by his master (hence his name Bombay) and released on his death. He was serving in the Sultan of Zanzibar's Baluchi guard garrisoning Chokwe when in February 1856 he was recruited for Burton and Speke's expedition to discover the source of the Nile. He served until 1859, was recruited again by Speke in 1860, became Caravan Leader and reached Egypt with the survivors in 1863. Stanley engaged him in his search for Livingstone in 1871 and he accompanied Cameron across Africa 1873-76. He was given a Royal Geographic Society Pension in 1876 and died in Zanzibar on October 1885.

Dates

  • Creation: 1860-08-17 - 1860-09-25

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Bibliography

An enlarged version of one half of this pair, with the back painted out, was published, facing page 100, in: Simpson, D. H. (Donald Herbert) (1975), Dark Companions, London: Elek.

General

SG.

Finding aid date

2003-03-21 09:33:46+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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