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The exploration of Central Africa. Scenes in equatorial Africa and incidents of the expedition, from sketches by Henry M. Stanley. [Clockwise, from top, left:] Henry M. Stanley in 1878. African arms and implements. The [?]ce." African arms and implements. Henry M. Stanley in 1872. [Bottom, from left to right:] Kisuna Waterfall, Lake Tanganika. The portable boat. Cutting a passage for canoes.
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![The exploration of Central Africa. Scenes in equatorial Africa and incidents of the expedition, from sketches by Henry M. Stanley. [Clockwise, from top, left:] Henry M. Stanley in 1878. African arms and implements. The [?]ce." African arms and implements. Henry M. Stanley in 1872. [Bottom, from left to right:] Kisuna Waterfall, Lake Tanganika. The portable boat. Cutting a passage for canoes.](https://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=4019066&t=b)
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The exploration of Central Africa. Scenes in equatorial Africa and incidents of the expedition, from sketches by Henry M. Stanley. [Clockwise, from top, left:] Henry M. Stanley in 1878. African arms and implements. The [?]ce." African arms and implements. Henry M. Stanley in 1872. [Bottom, from left to right:] Kisuna Waterfall, Lake Tanganika. The portable boat. Cutting a passage for canoes." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1878-02-26. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcde96c1-0328-d2e2-e040-e00a1806480c
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The exploration of Central Africa. Scenes in equatorial Africa and incidents of the expedition, from sketches by Henry M. Stanley. [Clockwise, from top, left:] Henry M. Stanley in 1878. African arms and implements. The [?]ce." African arms and implements. Henry M. Stanley in 1872. [Bottom, from left to right:] Kisuna Waterfall, Lake Tanganika. The portable boat. Cutting a passage for canoes." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcde96c1-0328-d2e2-e040-e00a1806480c
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1878-02-26). The exploration of Central Africa. Scenes in equatorial Africa and incidents of the expedition, from sketches by Henry M. Stanley. [Clockwise, from top, left:] Henry M. Stanley in 1878. African arms and implements. The [?]ce." African arms and implements. Henry M. Stanley in 1872. [Bottom, from left to right:] Kisuna Waterfall, Lake Tanganika. The portable boat. Cutting a passage for canoes. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcde96c1-0328-d2e2-e040-e00a1806480c
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![The exploration of Central Africa. Scenes in equatorial Africa and incidents of the expedition, from sketches by Henry M. Stanley. [Clockwise, from top, left:] Henry M. Stanley in 1878. African arms and implements. The [?]ce." African arms and implements. Henry M. Stanley in 1872. [Bottom, from left to right:] Kisuna Waterfall, Lake Tanganika. The portable boat. Cutting a passage for canoes.](https://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=4019066&t=t)