John Hanning Speke and James Augustus Grant speaking at the
Captain John Hanning Speke (1827 - 1864) (standing, left) and Captain James Augustus Grant (1827-1892) (standing, right) being welcomed at the Royal Geographical Society, London, 1863. Between 1860 and 1863 Speke and Grant led an expedition to find the source of the Nile; finally proving, once and for all, that the Victoria Nyanza was the source of the river
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10217582
Media ID
46001323
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3913px x 5955px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustrated London News. 1863, cover page. By M. Jackson
Date
1863





























