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James Bruce, Scottish Explorer

Bruce, having reached a fountain at Gisha (Abyssinia) regarded as the source of the Nile, uses a coconut to drink the water to the health of King George III and Empress Catherine the Great. James Bruce (December 14, 1730 - April 27, 1794) was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who spent more than a dozen years in North Africa and Ethiopia, where he traced the origins of the Blue Nile. Artwork credited to Richard Morton Paye, undated.

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James Bruce, Scottish Explorer

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Bruce, having reached a fountain at Gisha (Abyssinia) regarded as the source of the Nile, uses a coconut to drink the water to the health of King George III and Empress Catherine the Great. James Bruce (December 14, 1730 - April 27, 1794) was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who spent more than a dozen years in North Africa and Ethiopia, where he traced the origins of the Blue Nile. Artwork credited to Richard Morton Paye, undated.

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4350 x 3143 px | 39.1 MB

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36.8 x 26.6 cm | 14.5 x 10.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1730 • 1794 • 18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH • ABYSSINIA • BW • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • DISCOVERER • EXPLORER • FAMOUS • GISHA • HISTORY • JAMES BRUCE OF KINNAIRD • JAMES BRUCE • MAN • MEN • PERSONALITY • RESEARCHER (MALE) • RESEARCHER • SCOTTISH • SOURCE OF THE BLUE NILE • TRAVEL WRITER