Title
John Hanning Speke
Caption
John Hanning Speke (1827-1864) born at Bideford, Devon, England. Officer in the British Indian Army and explorer of Africa. Accompanied Richard Burton's expedition (1855-1858), sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society, when he discovered Lake Victoria Nyanza. On a subsequent expedition of 1860-1862 he discovered the exit from the lake into the White Nile which he named Ripon Falls. Here Speke is preventing M'tesa, the tyrant king of Uganda, killing one of his wives who had annoyed him. Engraving from "Heroes of Britain in Peace and War" by Edwin Hodder (London, c1880).
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP09A00_182
License type
Rights managed
Available size
26,5Mb (3,5Mb) / 10,2in x 10,1in / 3047 x 3036 (300dpi)