Richard Francis Burton, English explorer and orientalist, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield

Richard Francis Burton, English explorer and orientalist, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield

1-156-236 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Richard Francis Burton, English explorer and orientalist, 1880. Burton's (1821-1890) extensive travels included a journey to Mecca, disguised as a Pathan, and an expedition to locate the source of the Nile, with John Hanning Speke. He also translated the Arabian Nights and the Kama Sutra into English. Burton was knighted in 1886. From Men of Mark by Thompson Cooper. (London, c1880).


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Creator
  1. Lock & Whitfield, attributed to: British: Photographers, photographer, photographic studio
Subject
  1. Richard Francis Burton: British, English: explorer, orientalist

Medium
  1. Photograph

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3854x4528
File Size : 51,126kb


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  1. 007317
  1. 007317
  1. 0390005561
  1. 1-156-236
  1. 1156236
  1. 5561

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