Heinrich Barth (1821-65) German explorer and geographer. Engaged by the British government to accompany James Richardson (d1851) and the German geolog

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Heinrich Barth (1821-65) German explorer and geographer. Engaged by the British government to accompany James Richardson (d1851) and the German geologist Adolf Overweg (d1852) on an expedition in north and central Africa (1850-1855). Engraving.

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