John Hanning Speke was one of the great Victorian explorers and his most famous achievement was the discovery in 1862 of the main source of the White Nile in Lake Victoria Nyanza. Born in 1827, he joined the Indian Army at the age of seventeen, and after serving for ten years he joined Sir Richard Burton's abortive expedition to Somaliland. After a military interlude in the Crimea, Speke joined Burton's second Central African expedition in the winter of 1856, twice crossed Lake Tanganyika by canoe and finally pressed on to ...
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John Hanning Speke was one of the great Victorian explorers and his most famous achievement was the discovery in 1862 of the main source of the White Nile in Lake Victoria Nyanza. Born in 1827, he joined the Indian Army at the age of seventeen, and after serving for ten years he joined Sir Richard Burton's abortive expedition to Somaliland. After a military interlude in the Crimea, Speke joined Burton's second Central African expedition in the winter of 1856, twice crossed Lake Tanganyika by canoe and finally pressed on to the Ukerewe Lake which he thought was the source of the Nile; Burton was sceptical. Speke's courage, perseverance and toughness were heroic and his instinct for wild life and wild country remarkable. In 1860 Speke was put in charge of a new expedition and finally penetrated to the place where the Nile flows out of Lake Victoria Nyanza. First published in 1971, Alexander Maitland's biography remains the only full-length study of Speke.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo. 245pp, index, maps, bibliography, bw ills. Or black cloth in jacket. Pages toned. Jacket rubbed at folds and faded at spine. Speke travelled with Burton's expedition to Somailand, before a military interlude in the Crimea. He then joined Burton's second expedition in 1856, twice crossed lake Tanganyika by canoe and fianlly pressed on to the Ukerewe Lake which he thought to be the source of the Nile. In 1860 Speke led a new expedition which found the point at which the Nile flows out of Lake Victoria Nyanza.
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Good in Fair jacket. Jacket is shelf rubbed and edge worn. tanning. light marks. ex-library copy with stamps and inscriptions. old tape residue. well bound. fairly good copy. [S. K]
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1973 Victorian Book Club. Good hardcover copy with jacket, solid binding, mild to moderate reading/age wear, jacket has some mild edge wear, may have ex owner inscription and/or some light markings. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.