Restoring David Livingstone’s Nyangwe Diary
2012, David Livingstone Library, Scotland, UK.
Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities [FAIN: HD-51042-10]
The David Livingstone Spectral Imaging Project was a collaborative, international effort to use spectral imaging technology and digital publishing to make available a series of faded, illegible texts produced by the famous Victorian explorer when stranded without ink or writing paper in Central Africa.
Visit the The David Livingstone Spectral Imaging Project here
Restored: Fading Account From the Heart of Africa. (Media Coverage, New York Times)
“David Livingstone’s ‘Lost Letter’ Deciphered.” (Media Coverage, BBC News)
“David Livingstone’s Last Letters Deciphered.” (Media Coverage, The Guardian)
“David Livingstone Letter Deciphered At Last.” (Media Coverage, Associated Press)
