abolished the British consulate at Khartoum in 1864. Petherick's reputation and finances were badly damaged. In 1865 the Pethericks returned to England, and in 1869 published Travels in Central Africa and Explorations of the Western Nile Tributaries, in which he set out the details of the Speke controversy. Petherick died in London on 15 July 1882. References Sources 1813 births 1882 deaths Welsh explorers Explorers of Africa