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John Hanning Speke

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Captain John Hanning Speke was an English explorer and officer in the British Indian Army who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile River and was the first European to reach Lake Victoria.

Books

Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
John Hanning Speke
The Discovery of the Source of the Nile
The Discovery of the Source of the Nile
John Hanning Speke
What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
John Hanning Speke
First Footsteps in East Africa, Or, an Exploration of Harar, Volume 1 - Primary Source Edition
First Footsteps in East Africa, Or, an Exploration of Harar, Volume 1 - Primary Source Edition
Lady Isabel Burton, Sir Richard Francis Burton, John Hanning Speke
Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
John Hanning Speke
John Hanning Speke
Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
John Hanning Speke
The Search for the Source of the Nile
The Search for the Source of the Nile
Sir Richard Francis Burton, John Hanning Speke

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