english: I'm a little bit of an amateur historian, so I've spent some time going back, trying to see the first mention of this kind of thing. And the best, earliest quote that I could find was one from David Livingstone, writing in the 1850s about how the railroad, the steam ship, and the telegraph were integrating East Africa perfectly with the rest of the world.
non_english: Ik ben amateur-historicus. Ik ben gaan grasduinen in het verleden,  om te proberen om de eerste vermelding hiervan te zien. De beste, vroegste vermelding die ik kon vinden was  van David Livingstone, die in de jaren 1850 schreef over  hoe de spoorweg, het stoomschip, en de telegraaf Oost-Afrika perfect integreerden met de rest van de wereld.