Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1891 — African Explorers. [ARTICLE]

African Explorers.

It is told that the first explorer who crossed Africa expended in so doing nearly ten years, while the last occupied barely a year. A list of explorers who have crossed Africa shows that from 1802 to 1811 the feat was accomplished by a Poruguese, Honorato de Costa; 1838 and 1853, by FrancescoCoimbra and Silva Porto; in 1854 by Dr. Livingstone; in 1855 by Gerhard Rohlfs; in 1874 by Lieut. Cameron and Mr. Stanley; then by Serpa Pintoand the Italians Mattenio and Massari; next by Lieut. Wissman, from 1882 to 1884; and recently the Scotch missionary Arnat, the Portuguese Capollo and Ivans, the Sweede Lieut. Gleerup.who occupied the least time, crossing from Stanley Falls to Bagamoyo in sir months; the Austrian Dr. Senz; Mr. Stanley for the second time, and finally Capt. Trivier, the French traveler.