John Hanning Speke

Broschiertes Buch

Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile

Beschreibung

The expedition described in this 1863 publication was the first to follow the Nile from its source in Lake Victoria.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 758
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 44mm
• Gewicht: 1051g
• ISBN-13: 9781108031233
• ISBN-10: 1108031234
• Artikelnr.: 33401632