John Hanning Speke, British explorer, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

John Hanning Speke, British explorer, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

1-632-700 - Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images

John Hanning Speke, British explorer, 19th century. In 1858, Speke (1827-1864) and Richard Burton became the first Europeans to discover Lake Tanganyika. Speke then set out alone and arrived at an even larger lake, that he called Lake Victoria. He believed that the lake represented the source of the Nile, a claim that was disputed by Burton amongst others. Speke died from a gunshot wound from his own gun while hunting on the day he was due to debate the Nile claim with Burton in front of members of the Royal Geographical Society.


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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. John Hanning Speke: British: Explorer

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Geographic Hierarchy

World Africa Tanganyika, Lake

  1. 06 00 00 S , 029 30 00 E

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3597x4885
File Size : 51,479kb


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  1. 232086
  1. 0600000331
  1. 1-632-700
  1. 1632700
  1. 232086

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