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European exploration of sub-Saharan Africa began during the 15th century's Age of Discovery, led by Portugal under Henry the Navigator. Bartolomeu Dias reached the Cape of Good Hope on 12 March 1488, opening the sea route to India, but European exploration of Africa itself remained limited in the 16th and 17th centuries. By the early 19th century, European knowledge of Africa's interior was still scarce, with much of the continent unexplored. Expeditions in the 1830s and 1840s gradually mapped Southern Africa, but the Congo Basin and African Great Lakes remained "blank spots" until the later 19th century. Explorers like John Hanning Speke, Richard Francis Burton, David Livingstone, and Henry Morton Stanley ventured into Africa’s heart, completing its geographical mapping by the 1870s. Subsequent expeditions in the 1880s, such as those by Oskar Lenz, further detailed the continent's geological features.
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Depicts the official emblem of the Laurent Kabila regime: a gilded snarling lion's head, representing strength and authority, set within a circle. The country’s name is inscribed in French. Above, the bank's legend is displayed, and below it is the date, flanked by three stars on each side. ★ BANQUE CENTRALE ★ |
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Depicts a portrait of Henry Morton Stanley in front of a beautiful scene of the Congo River, trees on both banks with mountains and trees in the background surrounded by the title of the series above and his name below, denomination at right. EXPLORERS OF AFRICA |
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Explorers of Africa
Henry Morton Stanley
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Explorers of Africa
Henry Morton Stanley