Fawcett’s last journey
After completing seven South
American mapping expeditions for
Britain’s Royal Geographical Society,
Percy Fawcett returned in 1925 to
search for the lost city of Z. He left
from the same camp where his horse
died on a previous expedition and
was never heard from again.
BRAZIL
MAP
Area
SOUTH
AMERICA
Route of Fawcett’s 1925 expedition
Railroad
AMAZON BASIN
Possible destination
Kuhikugu
Dead Horse
Camp
May 29, 1925
Fawcett writes a
letter to his wife and
continues his search.
MATO GROSSO
Plateau
Cuiabá
April 1925
Expedition team
sets off into
the jungle.
Brazil
Bolivia
Corumbá
February 1925
Arrival by train
100 mi
100 km
Para.
Present-day boundaries and rivers
are shown.
NGM Staff.
Source: David Grann, The Lost City of Z:
A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the
Amazon
Fawcett’s last journey
After completing seven South
American mapping expeditions
for Britain’s Royal Geographical
Society, Percy Fawcett returned
in 1925 to search for the lost city
of Z. He left from the same
camp where his horse died on
a previous expedition and was
never heard from again.
AMAZON BASIN
Possible destination
Kuhikugu
Dead Horse
Camp
May 29, 1925
Fawcett writes a
letter to his wife and
continues his search.
MATO GROSSO
Plateau
Route of Fawcett’s
1925 expedition
Cuiabá
April 1925
Expedition team sets off into the jungle.
Railroad
Brazil
Bolivia
BRAZIL
MAP
Area
Corumbá
February 1925
Arrival by train
SOUTH
AMERICA
100 mi
100 km
Para.
Present-day boundaries and rivers are shown.
NGM Staff.
Source: David Grann, The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon