Heinrich Barth
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Johann Heinrich Barth was a German explorer of Africa and scholar.
Heinrich Barth
Route of Barth's journey through Africa between 1850 and 1855
Heinrich Barth approaching Timbuktu on 7 September 1853 as depicted by Martin Bernatz.
Memorial tablet at the Barth-House in Agadez
Christian Charles Josias, Baron von Bunsen, was a German diplomat and scholar. He worked in the Papal States and England for a large part of his career.
Heinrich Barth
…visiting the British Museum and securing the protection of the British consuls for his trip. While in London, he met the Prussian ambassador to Britain, Christian von Bunsen, who would later play an important role in his trip to central Africa. He left London and travelled across France and Spain. On 7 August he caught a…
Christian karl josias von bunsen