Monument to Joseph Thomson
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Monument to Joseph Thomson
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 21 Oct 2016
This monument to African explorer Joseph Thomson is situated at the end of East Morton Street at the junction of Manse Road. The south-eastern side panel reads: ERECTED TO JOSEPH THOMSON AFRICAN EXPLORER FELLOW AND GOLD MEDALLIST OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY BY MEMBERS OF THE R.G.S. AND OTHER FRIENDS 1897 The north-western panel reads: EXPEDITIONS TO LAKES NYASSA AND TANGANYIKA 1878-1880. UP THE RIVER ROVUMA, 1881. THROUGH MASAI-LAND AND KAVIRONDO, 1883-1884 BY THE RIVER NIGER TO SONOTO 1885 TO MOROCCO AND THE ATLAS 1888 THROUGH BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA 1890-1891.
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Image Location
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55.242025
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