The discovery of the source of the Nile /
Since ancient times, the Nile proved to be the most intriguing geographical enigma for explorers, adventurers, and cartographers. Only in the middle of the 19th century, however, was the mystery of the source of the Nile solved, thanks to the efforts of a number of tenacious explorers, among them Jo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Vercelli : Exeter :
White Star ; Star Book Sales [distributor],
2006
Vercelli : [Exeter] : White Star ; [Star Book Sales, distributor], ©2006 Vercelli : Exeter : 2006 |
| Series: | Great adventures
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| Summary: | Since ancient times, the Nile proved to be the most intriguing geographical enigma for explorers, adventurers, and cartographers. Only in the middle of the 19th century, however, was the mystery of the source of the Nile solved, thanks to the efforts of a number of tenacious explorers, among them John Hanning Speke (1827-1864) and James Augustus Grant (1827-1892). In their personal narrative of their expedition, adventure, ethnological description, and geographical observations mix, offering a complete picture of one of the most famous expeditions to the challenging and dangerous interior of the African continent |
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| Item Description: | Excerpts from Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile. Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1864 |
| Physical Description: | 718 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm 718 pages, 8 pages of plates, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm 718 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color map, color portraits ; 19 cm |
| ISBN: | 8854401773 9788854401778 |