Henry Morton Stanley he answered: "Yes, and I feel thankful that I am here to welcome you." Stanley joined Livingstone in exploring the region, finding that there was no connection between Lake Tanganyika and the Nile. On his return, he wrote a book about his experiences: "How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveries in Central Africa". In 1874, the "New York Herald" and Britain's "Daily Telegraph" financed Stanley on another expedition to Africa. His objective was nothing less than to complete the exploration and mapping of the central African lakes and rivers, in the process circumnavigating Lakes Victoria and Tanganyika and locating
Henry Morton Stanley in Denbigh (a statue of Stanley with an outstretched hand). Taxa named in honour of Stanley include: Henry Morton Stanley Sir Henry Morton Stanley (born John Rowlands; January 28th, 1841 – May 10th, 1904) was a Welsh journalist and explorer who was famous for his exploration of central Africa and his search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone. Upon finding Livingstone, Stanley reportedly asked, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" Stanley is also known for his search for the source of the Nile, his pioneering work that enabled the plundering of the Congo Basin region by King Leopold II of Belgium, and