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John Hanning Speke (1827-1864)

John Hanning Speke (1827-1864) born at Bideford, Devon, England. Officer in the British Indian Army and explorer of Africa. Accompanied Richard Burton's expedition (1855-1858), sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society, when he discovered Lake Victoria Nyanza. On a subsequent expedition of 1860-1862 he discovered the exit from the lake into the White Nile which he named Ripon Falls. Engraving from "The Leisure Hour" (London, 1864). (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images).
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John Hanning Speke (1827-1864)
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John Hanning Speke (1827-1864) born at Bideford, Devon, England. Officer in the British Indian Army and explorer of Africa. Accompanied Richard Burton's expedition (1855-1858), sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society, when he discovered Lake Victoria Nyanza. On a subsequent expedition of 1860-1862 he discovered the exit from the lake into the White Nile which he named Ripon Falls. Engraving from "The Leisure Hour" (London, 1864). (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
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38.9 x 38.6 cm | 15.3 x 15.2 in (300 dpi)
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