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- This is a study of the famous controversy between Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke, fellow explorers who quarreled over Speke's claim (which was accurate) to have discovered the source of the Nile in the course of their joint expedition to central Africa in the 1850s.
www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9780804767880/html?lang=enThe Sad Story of Burton, Speke, and the Nile; or, Was John ...
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May 5, 2018 · In July 1858, Burton became unwell and not fit to travel, so he stayed at Tabora. Meanwhile, Speke travelled north to look for the lake, accompanied by 30 men.
While Speke and Burton were instrumental in bringing the source of the Nile to the wider world and were the first to record and map this section of Africa, the efforts and labours of Sidi Mubarak Bombay and Mabruki were instrumental in the discovery of the lake.
Jun 7, 2012 · No wonder the hall was packed to hear the “Nile Duel”, for not only did both men have widely different views, but Burton considered Speke little better than a traitor. Though experts disagreed, the public was on Speke’s side and Burton was not allowed a place on the celebrities’ platform.
A source of bitter rivalry: Burton and Speke fall out over the Nile. The explorers’ journey to solve the great geographical puzzle of the Victorian age, and the bad blood it resulted in, is...
Jan 25, 2006 · This is a study of the famous controversy between Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke, fellow explorers who quarreled over Speke's claim (which was accurate) to have discovered the source of the Nile in the course of their joint expedition to central Africa in the 1850s.
Speke's theory that the lake was the source of Nile was rejected by Burton - beginning a bitter public dispute between the two men.
This is a study of the famous controversy between Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke, fellow explorers who quarreled over Speke's claim to have discovered the source of the Nile during their African expedition in 1857-59.
