A detailed map of central Africa detailing a portion of the journey of Ewart S. Grogan (1874-1967). He was the first recorded person to walk the length of the African continent between Cape Town and Cairo 1898-1900. Lake Tanganyika is seen in the south with his route north shown in red. Along the way the altitude in feet is recorded. He passed Lake Kjvu, Mount Sharp, and then up to the Lake Albert Edward Nyanza (Lake Malawi). Neighbouring villages are identified. The region is now known as Burundi and Rwanda. Long independent the region had only recently come under German imperial control. Lake Kivu was first recorded in 1894 when Gustav Adolf von Götzen, a German officer, was the first European to visit it. An earlier expedition to the head of Lake Nyasa by the Royal Geographical Society was headed by Alexander Keith Johnston II (1844-79), map publisher and son of the founder of the firm. He died at Berobero in East Africa of dysentery in 1879. The inset map on the right side illustrates the remainder of the route to Cairo. Smith, David. (2000). ‘The Business of ‘W. & A. K. Johnston’ 1826-1901′, in ‘IMCoS Journal’ no. 82 pp. 9-19.