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Departure from London

Name: Departure from London
Start: 1840-11-17
End: 1841-03-15
Location: London

When: 17 November 1840 – 15 March 1841
Where: London
Part of: David Livingstone leaves Britain for Africa

Livingstone left London on 17 November 1840 on a sailing brig bound for the Cape of Good Hope, accompanied by fellow missionaries.

Livingstone departed London on 17 November 1840, traveling as a passenger on a sailing brig bound for the Cape of Good Hope. He was accompanied by two other LMS missionaries, William Ross and Ross's wife. The ship arrived at Simon's Bay on 15 March 1841.

Sources

David Livingstone Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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