The necessity of disassembling and reassembling steamboats greatly raised the expense of river transport. The Illustrated London News, 2 August 1862. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.

Livingstone claimed that open passage on the Zambesi was critical to the development of a free economy in Africa. Discovery that the river was impassable in places was a huge blow to his dreams of economic development. The Illustrated London News, 2 August 1862. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.

As a key piece of European colonialism in Africa, Egypt was inextricable from efforts to suppress the slave trade. The Illustrated London News, 26 July 1862. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.

The destruction of a slave ship by a British warship. The Illustrated London News, 25 May 1861. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.

Dr. Livingstone was a famous British explorer and missionary, well known for his exploration of Africa. The Illustrated London News, 25 May 1861. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.

The H.M.S. Brisk eliminating a ship engaged in the slave traffic. The Illustrated London News, 8 December 1860. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.

A British naval vessel capturing a slave ship. The Illustrated London News, 28 April 1860. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.

The suppression of the slave trade was global in reach and extended even as far as the coasts of Cuba. The Illustrated London News, 15 May 1858. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.

David Livingstone believed that the opening of trade on the Zambesi was key to developing the African economy to legitimate commerce based on free labor. The failure of this expedition was a great blow to his plans. The Illustrated London News, 27 February 1858. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.