St. George Littledale belongs to the record of exploration as a figure whose journeys changed what was known.
The record lists St. George Littledale as English explorer and big game hunter (1851-1931).
St. George Littledale was born at Liverpool in 1851. His recorded nationality is United Kingdom.
Nineteenth-century exploration turned inland - Africa, Asia and Australia - and was entangled from the start with empire, missions and the geographical societies that funded it.
He is recorded as explorer, cartographer and botanical collector.
Exploration was always as much logistics as courage, and the logistics are what decided outcomes.
Recognition followed: Patron’s Medal and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
St. George Littledale died in 1931, aged 80. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Patron’s Medal
- Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
- Recorded as explorer, cartographer and botanical collector
