Information AboutThomas Baines |
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In 1858 Baines accompanied David Livingstone along the Zambezi , and was one of the first white men to view Victoria Falls . In 1869 Baines led one of the first Gold Prospecting expeditions to Mashonaland in what later became Rhodesia . In 1870 Baines was granted a concession to explore for gold between the Gweru and Hunyani rivers by Lobengula , leader of the Matabele nation. Thomas Baines died in Durban in 1875 . Baines is today best known for his detailed Painting s and Sketches which give an unique insight into pre-colonial life in southern Africa and Australia. Many of his pictures are held by the National Archives of Zimbabwe and the Royal Geographical Society , and there are also paintings on view in Cape Town Castle and the South African National Gallery. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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