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LETTER WRITTEN BY DR DAVID LIVINGSTONE, WHICH HE LEFT IN A BOTTLE IN THE SAND AT THE MOUTH OF THE ZAMBESI RIVER ON 25TH MAY 1859. THE LETTER WAS A REQUEST FOR URGENTLY NEEDED PROVISIONS FOR HIS EXPEDITION ACROSS AFRICA AND IS TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION BY CHRISTIES IN APRIL 2004
LETTER WRITTEN BY DAVID LIVINGSTONE IN 1859, TO BE AUCTIONED AT CHRISTIES, LONDON, BRITAIN - 2004