Europe's ascent from virtually no knowledge of the world to a time of tremendous curiosity.

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EPISODE 112: This is part 2 of a series on the Royal Geographical sponsored 19th/20th century explorations.

PHOTOS: left to right - 1. Henry Stanley who was sent to Africa to find a presumed lost David Livingstone 2. Richard F. Burton wh was perhaps the greatest adventurer of the 19th century 3. Richard F. Burton's translation of Vikram - folk tales from Sanskrit during the Middle Ages. 4. The mindset of exploration 5. Alfred Wallace on his studies of SE Asia drew up the Wallace Line which separated a significant difference of flora/fauna across the line. 6. Edmund Hillary and Nepalese sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the first known to summit Mt. Everest 7. Robert Scott exploring Antarctica (above) 8. David Livingstone who was sent to explore unknown Central Africa and made such discoveries as Victoria Falls. 9. Percy Fawcett before disappearing while searching for the Lost City of Z deep in the Amazon basin.