Sir Richard Francis Burton disguised as a Pathan, c.1853
Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 - 1890), the English explorer, linguist and diplomat, disguised as a Pathan, c.1853. A master of up to 30 languages, Burton made a pilgrimage to Mecca disguised as Shaykh Abdullah in 1853 and later explored Africa, settting out with John Hanning Speke, to search for the source of the Nile River. In later life he served as a British diplomat in Brazil, Syria and Italy
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10217600
Media ID
46001527
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4029px x 6000px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustrated London News. 1890, page 552. By P.N
Date
1890
