Richard Francis Burton
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Sir Richard Francis Burton was a British explorer, army officer, writer and scholar. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa and South America, as well as his extensive knowledge
Burton in 1864
Burton in Persian disguise as "Mirza Abdullah the Bushri" (c. 1849)
Burton disguised as "Haji Abdullah" in 1853 (illustration from Burton's Personal Narrative)
An illustration of Isabel Burton
John Hanning Speke
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John Hanning Speke was an English explorer and army officer who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and, with Richard Burton,
Richard Francis Burton
…stint in the Crimean War. He was subsequently engaged by the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) to explore the East African coast, where Burton along with John Hanning Speke led an expedition to discover the source of the Nile and became the first European known to have seen Lake Tanganyika. He later served as the British…
Speke in 1863
Speke introduces Grant to the Queen-Dowager of Buganda
An obelisk dedicated to Speke stands in Kensington Gardens, London
Speke monument in Uganda