Title

Document

Description

Sketch and watercolour of the Jesuit wagon train on the Zambesi mission.

Identifier

MV-D034

Call Number

MV-D034

Collection

Order of the Visitation

Creator

Law, Augustus, Rev., 1833-1880

Date

1879-00-00

Page Count

1

Coverage

Zambesi, Africa

Location

e-resource|Monastery of the Visitation, Sussex

Type

Text

Content Type

Letter

Language

English

Publication Origin

Not Published

Authors & Recipients
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Law, Augustus, Rev., 1833-1880

Ordained a Jesuit in 1865, attached to the Sacred Heart, Edinburgh and then St Aidan's College, Grahamstone, he later joined the Jesuit Missionary Expedition to the Zambesi which left Scotland in May 1879. While crossing the African subcontinent, his party was beset by native highwaymen who stole his waggon and all his property and supplies, left to continue his 170 mile journey on foot, he caught fever after wading through a swamp and died destitute and alone.

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