Africa on the Spot and from the Distance: David Livingstone'sMissionary Travelsand Nineteenth-Century Practices of Illustration

Illustrations and Victorian Print Culture: A Case Study from the Expeditionary Narrative

“…33 Although, as Koivunen points out, these demands were fairly minimal and would make little substantive impact on the illustration's overall effect, Livingstone was trying to bring the image into closer alignment with his written representation of the reception. 34 In fact, the archival trail discloses that the comments on the proof were not Livingstone's first criticisms of this illustration. On 22 nd May 1857, Livingstone wrote to Murray to confirm receipt of the "proofs of the plates" and to lodge a variety of objections.…”

Visual Images of Mission as Propaganda: The Irish Church Missions in Nineteenth-Century Ireland

“…It is most likely that some of the drawings were based on detailed description of the scene or event given to the artist by an individual who was an eyewitness, while others may have come from existing images that had been commissioned by the ICM. 21 The drawings are of relatively impressive dimensions, on average measuring 90 centimeters by 120 centimeters (35″ × 47″), and are numbered and entitled as follows: The most pressing question regarding these drawings is, Why were they made? While the narrative in the Mission Tour-Book confirms they were aimed at mission tourists, their extensive size may have proven awkward and somewhat impractical for that purpose.…”