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While the RGS didn’t believe Fawcett was guilty, neither did they want a scandal, so they asked Fawcett to apologize. It’s unclear whether he did, but he did reconcile with the Society.
- A 'Classic Gentleman Explorer'
- Cities of Gold
- Off The Chart
Schooled as a classic gentleman explorer by the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) in London, former military man Fawcett briefly worked as a spy in Morocco before accepting his first Amazon assignment in 1906: to survey the vague and violent border between Bolivia and Brazil. Despite atrocious conditions and ever-present mortal danger, he completed ...
Explorers and treasure hunters had been searching South America for El Dorado for centuries. From their earliest rapacious advances into the New World, Iberian conquistadors had removed hoards of gold from Mexico and the southern continent, but their thirst was insatiable and they continued to salivate over a mythical metropolis so rich the king wa...
Sailing from England to America with Jack in late 1924, Fawcett exuded confidence, yet inwardly he was wracked by paranoia. What if his rivals beat him to Z? The rich American explorer Dr Alexander Hamilton Rice, with a light aircraft at his disposal, and the native Brazilian Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon, who worked for government and had guided...
- Elinor Evans
Dec 29, 2017 · Fawcett’s only publications were a series of papers in the Geographical Journal about his mapping work. But he kept a journal, and in 1953 his son Brian edited this and other papers into a book...
- John Hemming
Jun 6, 2023 · In 1901, Fawcett joined the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), intent on devoting his life to exploration. Renowned as the cradle of Victorian discovery, the RGS had already nurtured some of the most illustrious explorers of the day, including David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley.
Geographical is the official monthly magazine of the RGS, and has been published continuously since 1935. The magazine contains illustrated articles on people, places, adventure, travel, and environmental issues, as well as summarising the latest academic research and discoveries in geography.
Apr 11, 2017 · In 1906, at the age of 39, Fawcett was sent to South America for the first time by the RGS, to survey and map the frontier between Brazil and Bolivia, setting into motion his fascination with...
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Apr 14, 2017 · Mostly fact: The Royal Geographical Society summoned Fawcett out of the blue for a mission to Bolivia in 1906. Though the RGS did tap Fawcett for a South American voyage, it didn’t happen...
