Francis Harold Watson aka Frank 'Zambezi' Watson (1854–1905) was a British traveller, hunter and trader. Watson's first expedition to ' Zambezia' was in 1873 and he subsequently made other journeys to the region, as trader and hunter. He formed a close friendship with

Frederick Selous Frederick Courteney Selous, Distinguished Service Order, DSO (; 31 December 1851 – 4 January 1917) was a British people, British explorer, army British Army, officer, professional hunter, and conservation movement, conservationist, famous for ...

on these trips, and became a business partner of a certain George Westbeech. On an expedition to the

Victoria Falls Victoria Falls (Lozi language, Lozi: ''Mosi-oa-Tunya'', "Thundering Smoke/Smoke that Rises"; Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe), Tonga: ''Shungu Namutitima'', "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, located on the border betwe ...

in 1891, he took the first known photographs of the falls and gorges. These photographs are now stored in the Zimbabwe State Archives.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Watson, Francis British explorers of Africa British explorers 1854 births 1905 deaths British hunters