An 1886 portrait of Henry Morton Stanley (born John Rowlands; 1841 – 1904) who was a Welsh born explorer, politician, journalist, soldier, colonial administrator and author , famous for his exploration of Central Africa and his search for David Livingstone , the missionary and explorer, Stanley was born illegitimately though his father is named as " ....bastard son of John Rowland of Llys Llanrhaidr (Wales) and Elizabeth Parry of Castle. Abandoned by his mother he spent his early life in a workhouse.

---

Size: 5382px × 5906px
Photo credit: © Colin Waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., administrator, africa, african, author, britain, british, central, colonial, congo, david, early, engraving, exploration, explorer, frame, framed, great, großbritannien, head, henry, herald, illegitimacy, illegitimate, isles, john, journalist, kingdom, livingston, mission, missionary, missions, morton, politician, portrait, rowlands, royaume-uni, sepia, shoulders, sir, sketch, soldier, stanley, uk, united, wales, welsh, workhouse, workhouses, writer, york, zanzibar