The Congo - First main Colonial Post established in Kinshasa

History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. The first main Colonial Post established in Kinshasa (near Stanley Pool). Henry Morton Stanley established a trading post on the shore of Ngaliema Bay in 1881, delegating the settlement to Anthony Swinburne (c.1858-1889). Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre. Historia de los Trabajos y Exploraciones Verificados (The Congo and the Founding of its Free State. A Story of Work and Exploration), by Henry M. Stanley. Edited in Barcelona, ca.1890. Spain

Colonisation Colonization Congo Congolese Continent Fencing Kinshasa Leopoldville Morton Swinburne Thatched Trading Trunks Zaire

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