Inscription on the Tree at the Foot of which David Livingstone's Heart was Buried

Author(s) & contributor(s): Jacob Wainwright

Date(s): 4 May 1873

Place(s) of creation: Chitambo's village

Object Description: Photograph; tree trunk with rectangular section removed; faded inscription in one hand on inner bark.

Repository: Wellcome Library (London, United Kingdom)

Shelfmark / Identifier: no. 561464i

Digital edition & date: One More Voice, an imprint of Livingstone Online, 2020

Critical editing & encoding: Adrian S. Wisnicki

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Dr Livingston[e]
May 4, 18[73]
Ya[z]uza, Mniasere
Vchopere

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Cite this digital edition (MLA): Wainwright, Jacob. “Inscription on the Tree at the Foot of which David Livingstone's Heart was Buried” (4 May 1873). Adrian S. Wisnicki, ed. One More Voice (an imprint of Livingstone Online), site launch edition, 2020, https://onemorevoice.org/html/transcriptions/liv_020014_TEI.html.

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