Map of Africa 1829

In 1829 Africa was still an unknown quantity beyond its coast, to many outsiders. Freed American slaves were establishing a home in Liberia. Slavery was in full swing along both coasts. Livingstone was still at college and had not set off yet to explore the interior of Africa. Mungo Park had completed his adventures in West Africa by this time. The Zulus were consolidating their power in southern Africa during the 1820's as the Boers moved further inland to find more farm land and the British began to arrive in ever increasing numbers. Find out more about African History ...