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John Hanning Speke, British Explorer

John Hanning Speke (1827-1864) was an officer in the British Indian Army who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa and who is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and the discovery and naming of Lake Victoria.

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Title: John Hanning Speke, British Explorer

Caption: John Hanning Speke (1827-1864) was an officer in the British Indian Army who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa and who is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and the discovery and naming of Lake Victoria.

Category: History: Personalities

Credit: Album / LOC/Science Source

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Image size: 2700 × 3874 px | 29.9 MB

Print size: 22.9 × 32.8 cm | 1063.0 × 1525.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: AFRICA • AFRICAN CONTINENT • AFRICAN • BRITISH EXPLORER • BRITISH INDIAN ARMY OFFICER • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • CIVIL SERVANT • DISCOVERER • EXPEDITION • EXPEDITIONS • EXPLORER • EXPLORING • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS PERSON • FAMOUS • HISTORIC FIGURE • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HISTORY: PERSONALITIES • JOHN HANNING SPEKE • JOHN SPEKE • LAKE VICTORIA • NILE RIVER • NILE • OFFICER • OFFICERS • OFFICIAL • PEOPLE • PERSON • RESEARCHER (MALE) • RESEARCHER • RIVER NILE • SPEKE