Verney Lovett Cameron Collection

Verney Lovett Cameron
865088 Verney Lovett Cameron; (add.info.: Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894) English explorer in Central Africa, born at Radipole near Weymouth, Dorset. Cameron's expedition to Africa (1872-1875)

V.L. Cameron during speech
673126 V.L. Cameron during speech; (add.info.: Verney Lovett Cameron (1 July 1844 - 24 March 1894) was an English traveller in Central Africa

Portrait of V.L. Cameron
673125 Portrait of V.L. Cameron; (add.info.: Verney Lovett Cameron (1 July 1844 - 24 March 1894) was an English traveller in Central Africa

Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894)
865089 Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894); (add.info.: Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894) English explorer in Central Africa. Born at Radipole near Weymouth, Dorset

Map of a Portion of Africa, showing...Cameron's Route from the East to the West Coast...1876
Map of a Portion of Africa, showing Lieut. V.L. Cameron's Route from the East to the West Coast, 1876. A Map of the entire width of Africa

Lieutenant Cameron's Travels in Central Africa: Dance of Pagazi at Kiwakasongo...1876. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant Cameron's Travels in Central Africa: Dance of Pagazi at Kiwakasongo, from a sketch by Lieutenant Cameron, 1876. From "Illustrated London News", 1876

Lieutenant Cameron's Travels in Central Africa: Clay Idol at Bwarwé...1876. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant Cameron's Travels in Central Africa: Clay Idol at Bwarwe, from a sketch by Lieutenant Cameron, 1876. From "Illustrated London News", 1876

Chestnut-backed Coly, at the Zoological Society's Gardens...1876. Creator: Unknown
Chestnut-backed Coly, at the Zoological Society's Gardens, brought from Africa by Lieutenant Cameron, 1876. Bird...from the river Dande, about forty miles north of St. Paul de Loanda'

Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa: Wedding Dance at Kibaiyeli, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa: Wedding Dance at Kibaiyeli, 1876. A...specimen of native African manners...a wedding party at Kibaiyeli

Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa: a lake dwelling on Lake Moheya, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa: a lake dwelling on Lake Moheya, 1876. A...feature of some interest is one of the "lake dwellings

Lieutenant Cameron at the Meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, 1876. Creator: C.R
Lieutenant Cameron at the Meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, 1876. The lecture which was delivered by [British explorer

Sketches by Lieutenant Cameron in Central Africa: Kituta Village, Lake Tanganyika, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Sketches by Lieutenant Cameron in Central Africa: Kituta Village, Lake Tanganyika, 1876. View of...the native village of Kitata, on the eastern shore, about half-way down the lake from Ujiji

Sketches by Lieutenant Cameron in Central Africa...Lukuga Outlet of Lake Tanganyika...1876. Creator: Unknown
Sketches by Lieutenant Cameron in Central Africa: entrance to the Lukuga Outlet of Lake Tanganyika, 1876. Lieutenant Cameron's more exact survey led to the discovery of an important outlet

Sketches by Lieutenant Cameron in Central Africa: Malumbi Hill, Lake Tanganyika, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Sketches by Lieutenant Cameron in Central Africa: Malumbi Hill, Lake Tanganyika, 1876. On the opposite or western shore of the lake, a conspicuous object is the lofty flat-topped hill of Malumbwi

Lieutenant Cameron's sketches in Africa: a Native Family on the March, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant Cameron's sketches in Africa: a Native Family on the March, 1876....we encounter a native family, as it seems, on their way to a change of dwelling-place

Lieutenant Cameron and some of his African followers, 1876. Creator: W. J. P
Lieutenant Cameron and some of his African followers, 1876. Portrait of Verney Lovett Cameron, a...brave and clever young naval officer

A Mrua Medicine Man and his Train, from a sketch by Lieutenant Cameron in Central Africa, 1876. Creator: Unknown
A Mrua Medicine Man and his Train, from a sketch by Lieutenant Cameron in Central Africa, 1876. The people of Urua, or Kasongo's country, are called Mrua

Jacko, Lieutenant Cameron's African Servant, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Jacko, Lieutenant Cameron's African Servant, 1876. British explorer and naval officer Lieutenant Verney Lovett Cameron was the first European to cross equatorial Africa from sea to sea

Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894)
865090 Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894); (add.info.: Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894) English explorer in Central Africa. Born at Radipole near Weymouth, Dorset

The Central African Expedition, Soko or Market at Kawele (engraving)
1059224 The Central African Expedition, Soko or Market at Kawele (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Central African Expedition, Soko or Market at Kawele)

Portrait of the British lieutenant and explorer Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894)
LSE4109845 Portrait of the British lieutenant and explorer Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894) by Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Central African Expedition, Lieutenant Verney Lovett Cameron, RN (engraving)
1059216 The Central African Expedition, Lieutenant Verney Lovett Cameron, RN (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Central African Expedition)

Lieutenant Camerons Sketches in Central Africa, Wedding Dance at Kibaiyeli (engraving)
1106013 Lieutenant Camerons Sketches in Central Africa, Wedding Dance at Kibaiyeli (engraving) by Hopkins, Arthur (1848-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lieutenant Camerons Sketches in Central Africa (engraving)
1106010 Lieutenant Camerons Sketches in Central Africa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lieutenant Camerons Sketches in Central Africa)

Lieutenant Cameron at the Meeting of the Royal Geographical Society (engraving)
1106009 Lieutenant Cameron at the Meeting of the Royal Geographical Society (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jacko, Lieutenant Camerons African Servant (engraving)
1106003 Jacko, Lieutenant Camerons African Servant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jacko, Lieutenant Camerons African Servant)

A Mrua Medicine Man and his Train (engraving)
1106005 A Mrua Medicine Man and his Train (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Mrua Medicine Man and his Train)

The Central African Expedition, Lieutenant V L Cameron crossing the Lovoi, 15 July 1875 (engraving)
1059385 The Central African Expedition, Lieutenant V L Cameron crossing the Lovoi, 15 July 1875 (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Central African Expedition)

Map showing the journeys of the explorers Georg August Schweinfurth, Samuel Baker, David Livingstone
5996980 Map showing the journeys of the explorers Georg August Schweinfurth, Samuel Baker, David Livingstone, Henry Morton Stanley and Verney Lovett Cameron in Africa

Lieutenant Camerons Travels in Central Africa, Dance of Pagazi at Kiwakasongo (engraving)
1106025 Lieutenant Camerons Travels in Central Africa, Dance of Pagazi at Kiwakasongo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Map of a Portion of Africa showing Lieutenant Camerons Route from the East to the West Coast (engraving)
1106034 Map of a Portion of Africa showing Lieutenant Camerons Route from the East to the West Coast (engraving) by European School

The Central African Expedition (engraving)
1059235 The Central African Expedition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Central African Expedition)

The Central African Expedition, Arrival of Lieutenant Cameron, RN, at Liverpool (engraving)
1059205 The Central African Expedition, Arrival of Lieutenant Cameron, RN, at Liverpool (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Central African Expedition)

Verney Lovett Cameron, British explorer (chromolitho)
1093638 Verney Lovett Cameron, British explorer (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894), British explorer

The Central African Expedition (engraving)
1059236 The Central African Expedition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Central African Expedition)

Lieutenant Cameron and some of his African Followers (engraving)
1105937 Lieutenant Cameron and some of his African Followers (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lieutenant Camerons Map of Central Africa, showing his Line of March from Lake Tanganyika to the West Coast (engraving)
1059238 Lieutenant Camerons Map of Central Africa, showing his Line of March from Lake Tanganyika to the West Coast (engraving) by English School

Crossing the Lulindi, Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-94)
Cameron Crossing the Lulindi, Congo, 1870s (late 19th century). Sent to Africa in 1873 to assist David Livingstone, Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894)

Liutenant Verney Lovett Camerons reception by Katende, 19th century. Sent to Africa in 1873 to assist David Livingstone, Cameron (1844-1894)

Commander Verney Lovett Cameron, explorer, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Commander Verney Lovett Cameron, explorer, 1878. In 1872, Cameron was appointed commander of an expedition to Africa with the objective of locating David Livingstone

Cameron, Verney Lovett (1844-1894). British traveler and explorer. Engraving by Barbant
Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894). British traveler and explorer. Engraving by Barbant. Colored

Verney Lovett Cameron arriving at the village of Oulonnda, Africa, 1878 (wood engraving)
KW441351 Verney Lovett Cameron arriving at the village of Oulonnda, Africa, 1878 (wood engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894) was a British lieutenant and explorer who left an indelible mark on the history of Central Africa. Through his captivating sketches and photographs, he documented the wonders and intricacies of this unexplored land. In Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa, we are transported to a world filled with vibrant scenes. The engraving titled "Soko or Market at Kawele" immerses us in the bustling energy of a local market, while "Wedding Dance at Kibaiyeli" captures the joyous celebration of love and unity. Through his lens, Verney Lovett Cameron captured not only the external beauty but also the inner strength of its people. In one photograph, we see him standing tall amidst fellow explorers at the Meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, showcasing his dedication to expanding our knowledge of this mysterious continent. Lieutenant Camerons' African servant, Jacko, is immortalized in an engraving that speaks volumes about their bond - one built on trust and mutual respect. Together they traversed unknown territories, encountering fascinating individuals like a Mrua Medicine Man and his Train. These encounters shed light on ancient traditions and healing practices that have shaped African culture for centuries. Verney Lovett Cameron's legacy lives on through these engravings and photographs; they serve as windows into a time when exploration was driven by curiosity rather than conquest. His work reminds us to appreciate both the diversity found within humanity as well as our shared connection to this vast planet we call home.