85 plaques with a category of Explorer

David Livingstone Statue, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe David Livingstone (Explorer) Edward Paget (Religious)Victoria Falls (Misc)(Photos Taken: 18-Oct-2015)Link
Plaque Wording: 16 November 1855 - 16 November 1955. On the occasion of the centenary of David Livingstone's discovery of the Victoria Falls. Men and women of all races in, and from all parts of, The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland assembled solemnly to dedicate themselves and their country to carry on the high Christian aims and ideals which inspired David Livingstone in his mission here. Unveiled by His Excellency The Right Honourable the Lord LLewellin, G.B.E, M.C., T.D., D.L., Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and dedicated by his grace the Lord Archbishop of Central Africa, Edward Francis Paget on 16 November 1955.

Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania David Livingstone(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 01-Aug-1996)Link
Plaque Wording: Livingstone House
This house was placed by the Sultan Seyyid Majid at the disposal of the famous explorer David Livingstone for some weeks when fitting out his last expedition to the mainland in 1866.
It later became the property of Ethnasheri Khoja Indian community who used it as a rest house and as a place of religious meetings and became known as Sonabach.
In 1947 the government purchased and renovated it for use as laboratories for scientific research and living quaters (sic).
It now houses the Zanzibar Tourist Corporation head office.

51 Rutland Gate, London SW7 1PL Frederick Lugard(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 27-Feb-2016)Link

508-520 Oxford Street, London W1C 1NB William Moorcroft(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 18-Jun-2020)Link

5 King Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1ET Alexander Musgrave(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 02-Oct-2017)Link
Plaque Wording: Captain Alexander Musgrave who sailed against the Spanish Armada - 1588 lived in a house on this site.
Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk

307 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, London SW15 6SS Lawrence Oates(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 27-Nov-2019)Link

Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PHPrince Henry the Navigator(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 23-Apr-2022)Link

Restelo, 1400-038 Lisbon, PortugalPrince Henry the Navigator(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 22-Jan-2024)Link

Praça Infante Dom Henrique, 9900-017 Horta, Faial, AzoresPrince Henry the Navigator(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 15-Jan-2024)Link
Plaque Wording: TALENT FOR DOING WELL INFANTA D HENRIQUE

4 Lower Addison Gardens, Kensington, London W14 8BQ John Rae(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 18-Oct-2016)Link

2 Eliot Place, London SE3 0QL James Clark Ross(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 28-Apr-2016)Link

Waterloo Place, London SW1Y Captain Robert Falcon Scott(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 03-Mar-2016)Link

56 Oakley Street, London SW3 5HB Captain Robert Falcon Scott(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 11-Jun-2015)Link

12 Westwood Hill, London SE26 6QR Ernest Shackleton(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 26-Apr-2016)Link

Speke Monument, Hyde Park, London W2 3NS John Hanning Speke(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 13-Nov-2019)Link
Plaque Wording: John Hanning Speke - Explorer (1827 - 1864) Speke was the first European, while on an expedition with Richard Burton to East Africa in 1858, to discover Lake Victoria. On a subsequent journey with James Grant in 1862, he confirmed its northern outlet as the source of the Nile. This plaque was erected in 1995 by The Friends of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens

2 Richmond Terrace, London SW1A 2NJ Henry Morton Stanley(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 27-May-2015)Link

Victoria Square, Adelaide 5000 SA, Australia John McDouall Stuart(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 13-Nov-2018)Link

9 Campden Hill Square, London W8 7LB John McDouall Stuart(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 23-Feb-2016)Link

Victoria Square, Adelaide 5000 SA, Australia John McDouall Stuart(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 13-Nov-2018)Link

Victoria Square, Adelaide 5000 SA, Australia John McDouall Stuart(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 13-Nov-2018)Link

Victoria Square, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia Charles Sturt(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 13-Nov-2018)Link

Duke Of Terceira Garden, Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores Jan Huyghen van Linschoten(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 18-Jan-2024)Link
Plaque Wording: JAN HUYGEN VAN LINSCHOTEN Haarlem, 1563 Enkhuizen, 161 EXPLORER MERCHANT CHOROGRAPH ARRIVED IN ANGRA ON JULY 24, 1589 LEFT IN DECEMBER 1991 MUNICIPALITY OF ANGRA DO HEROISM 2021

Purfleet Quay, Kings Lynn, Cambs PE30 1HP George Vancouver(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 02-Oct-2017)Link
Plaque Wording: To the memory of Captain George Vancouver RN. Born King's Lynn 1757 Died Petersham 1798 A great navigator & surveyor Captain Vancouver precisely charted many thousands of miles of the northwest Pacific coastline from San Diego California to Anchorage Alaska

82 Waldegrave Road, Teddington, London TW11 8NY Edward Whymper(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 09-Oct-2016)Link

King Edward Memorial Park, Shadwell, London E1W 3SR Hugh Willoughby (Explorer) Steven Borough (Explorer) William Borough (Armed Forces) Martin Frobisher (Explorer)(Photos Taken: 05-Oct-2016)Link
Plaque Wording: This tablet is in memory of Sir Hugh Willoughby, Stephen Borough, William Borough, Sir Martin Frobisher and other navigators who, in the latter half of the sixteenth century, set sail from this reach of the river Thames near Ratcliff Cross to explore the northern seas.
Erected by the London County Council 1922

73 Stanmore Hill, Stanmore HA7 3DZ Edward Adrian Wilson(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 02-Feb-2019)Link

42 Vicarage Crescent, London SW11 3LD Edward Adrian Wilson(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 29-Mar-2016)Link

13 Southwold Road, London E5 9RD Leonard Woolley(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 25-Mar-2016)Link

Av. Zarco 9000, 9000-064 Funchal, Madeira João Gonçalves Zarco(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 06-Jun-2022)Link

95 Sloane Street, London, SW1X 9PQ Gertrude Bell(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 14-Feb-2020)Link

19 Collingham Gardens, London SW5 0HL Howard Carter(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 25-Feb-2016)Link

1 Av. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 75008 Paris, France Jacques Cartier (Explorer)King Francis I of France (Royalty)(Photos Taken: 20-Jun-2024)Link
Plaque Wording: JULY 24, 1534 JACQUES CARTIER OF SAINT MALO APPROACHES THE LAND OF CANADA AND TAKES POSSESSION OF NEW FRANCE IN THE NAME OF FRANÇIS I

1 Av. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 75008 Paris, France Samuel Champlain (Explorer) Pierre Dugua de Mons (Explorer)(Photos Taken: 20-Jun-2024)Link
Plaque Wording: JUNE 26, 1604 SAMUEL CHAMPLAIN OF BROUAGE IN SAINTONGE WITH PIERRE-DUGUA DE MONS AND HIS COMPANIONS FOUND THE FIRST PERMANENT FRENCH ESTABLISHMENT IN ACADIA AND THEN ESTABLISHED IN QUEBEC IN 1608

Columbus Circle, New York, NY, USA Christopher Columbus(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 20-Apr-2018)Link

Av. Sá Carneiro 3, 9000-052 Funchal, Madeira Christopher Columbus(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 07-Jun-2022)Link

Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PH Christopher Columbus(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 23-Apr-2022)Link

88 Mile End Road, London E1 3AR Captain James Cook(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 07-Sep-2016)Link
Plaque Wording: He surveyed the St Lawrence River in 1759. In three voyages 1768-1779 he charted the coasts of New Zealand, the East Coast of Australia and the Pacific Coast of North America
On this site stood a house occupied for some years by Captain James Cook R.N.F.R.S 1728-1779 Circumnavigator and Explorer

Statue of Captain James Cook, Inner Harbour, Victoria, BC, Canada Captain James Cook (Explorer) William Bligh (Armed Forces) George Vancouver (Explorer) Richard William Bennett (Politician)(Photos Taken: 07-Jul-2019)Link
Plaque Wording: Captain James Cook R.N. 1728-1779 After two historic voyages to the South Pacific, Cook was cruising the waters of the Pacific Northwest on his third and final voyage, with his two ships, Resolution and Discovery. He was searching for the western exit to the legendary Northwest Passage. In March 1778 they put into Nootka Sound for repairs and to trade with the native people. With him on the voyage were Mr William Bligh as Master of the Resolution, and midshipman George Vancouver.
This statue was commissioned by The Victoria Environmental Enhancement Foundation and unveiled by The Honourable William Richard Bennett Premier of the Province of British Columbia. July 12, 1976.

The Mall, London SW1A 2WH Captain James Cook (Explorer)Prince Arthur (Royalty)(Photos Taken: 16-Nov-2023)Link
Plaque Wording: Captain James Cook, RN FRS, born 1728, died 1772. Circumnavigator of the globe, explorer of the pacific ocean, he laid the foundations of the British Empire in Australia and New Zealand, chartered the shores of Newfoundland and traversed the ocean gates of Canada, both east and west.
Unveiled by H. R. H. Prince Arthur of Connaught on behalf of the British Empire League, 7th July 1914.

362 The Highway, Wapping, London E1W 3DH Captain James Cook(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 05-Oct-2016)Link

Bank House, Kings Staithe Square, Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1RD Samuel Cresswell(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 02-Oct-2017)Link
Plaque Wording: Captain Samuel Cresswell 1827-1867 Arctic Explorer, born here
Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk

20 Well Street, London E9 7PX Celia Fiennes(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 22-Mar-2016)Link

Euston Station, Euston Road, London NW1 2DU Matthew Flinders(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 10-Jun-2020)Link

North Terrace, Adelaide SA, Australia Matthew Flinders(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 13-Nov-2018)Link

56 Fitzroy Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T 5BU Matthew Flinders(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 03-Jun-2015)Link

Mundy Terrace, Robe SA 5276, Australia Matthew Flinders(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 08-Nov-2018)Link

Waterloo Place, London SW1Y John Franklin(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 03-Mar-2016)Link

40 Connaught Road, Harlesden, London NW10 9AG Victor Hayward(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 13-May-2016)Link

22 Southwood Lane, London N6 5EE Mary Kingsley(Explorer)(Photos Taken: 13-Jun-2015)Link

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