The Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke

The Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke

John Hanning Speke (1827 -1864) was an officer in the British Indian army, who made three voyages of exploration to Africa. He is best known for his search for the source of the Nile. In 1854 he made his first voyage, joining Richard Francis Burton on an expedition to Somalia. The trip went badly. Both men were wounded and returned to England to recover. In 1856 Speke and Burton made a voyage to East Africa to find the great lakes which were rumored to exist in the center of the continent. They also hoped to find the source of the Nile River. When they heard of a second great lake, Speke went alone, and found the lake, which he christened Lake Victoria. It was later determined that this was the source of the Nile. On a later expedition Speke went back to Lake Victoria and sailed from there down the Nile.

Speke, John Hanning: - Born in England in 1827, John Hanning Speke ranks among the great nineteenth-century explorers of Africa. He is credited with the 1858 discovery of Lake Victoria in East Africa, one of the long-sought sources of the Nile. Because his claim was at first disputed, he undertook another expedition, with Captain James Grant, to confirm his original conclusion.

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ISBN 13	9781438523781
ISBN 10	1438523785
Title	The Discovery of the Source of the Nile
Author	John Hanning Speke
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Book Jungle
Year published	2009-08-03
Number of pages	470
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