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Discovering the source of the Nile was the great 19th-century geographical quest that consumed such as David Livingstone, Richard Burton and John Speke, and many others.
Peter Guber: African Water Rights in DeNile Peter Guber 2010
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Discovering the source of the Nile was the great 19th-century geographical quest that consumed such as David Livingstone, Richard Burton and John Speke, and many others.
Peter Guber: African Water Rights in DeNile Peter Guber 2010
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Sir Richard and John Speke journey to explore the Nile.
The Collector of Worlds-Iliya Troyanov « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2009
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The Duke was now near the estates of those friends who had entertained him so sumptuously a few years before, and he naturally looked forward to being joined by a number of those gentlemen and their retainers; but only one, John Speke, the son of Mr
Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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The first person to remark on it -- John Speke in 1860s Uganda -- was also the first European to visit the Great Lakes Region.
Guardian Online 2010
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The first person to remark on it -- John Speke in 1860s Uganda -- was also the first European to visit the Great Lakes Region.
Guardian Online 2010
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Richard Burton and John Speke discovered Lake Tanganyika and Victoria Nyanza, Speke concluding that Victoria Nyanza was the source of the White Nile.
1837-48 2001
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British explorers Richard Burton and John Speke crossed the interior to Lake Tanganyika in 1857.
unknown title 2009
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British explorers Richard Burton and John Speke crossed the interior to Lake Tanganyika in 1857.
unknown title 2009
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British explorers Richard Burton and John Speke crossed the interior to Lake Tanganyika in 1857.
unknown title 2009
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