Statue of David Livingstone

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Statue of David Livingstone

Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: Unknown

This is a closer view of the statue which is shown in Image and Image The book "Sculpture in Glasgow – an illustrated handbook", by Ray McKenzie, explains that this bronze statue (1875-79) on a granite pedestal is by John Mossman, assisted by Francis Leslie, that it was cast by Cox and Sons, and that it originally stood in George Square; in 1959, it was moved to a point near its present location [for further details, see the book just cited].

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.862775
Longitude
-4.236467