Central and southern afrika. perejr

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' If this guess will prove to be true,-wrote Laserda, if the government will open a such trading way brought of Asia on courts the goods can go on it to Benguela and then Mozambique and Benguela become the first class centres of trade. As soon as such overland trade between east will be established and western conductors-natives and then research of the mentioned river will not present any difficulty ' will appear coasts, at once.

Laserda has been appointed by the chief of projected expedition, and the task-resolve these geographical problems has been given it and - to open area Kazembi for the Portuguese trade. Laserda to a certain extent started with the information about Kazembi, received by it from a certain Portuguese on a surname Pereira, visited in it in 1796 and favorably responded about prospects of trade with it. On July, 3rd, 1798 Laserda has left coast Zambezi and has passed on the north on the territory laying between lakes Njasa and Bangveolo, not vidav neither that, nor another though, judging by separate places in its diary, he knew about their existence. In October it has reached areas Kazembi and there has died. After nine-monthly stay in this country other members of expedition under a command of the priest left in a way back and in November, 1799 have reached to the Aunt. Expedition has not reached the overall objective, though has collected the big geographical material. Unfortunately, results of its works have not received enough wide publicity, and by time of the first travel of Livingstone have been absolutely forgotten.