Britannia Discovering The Source of The Nile mb-copyright Tim Dry 18th June 1933

18th June 1933

Roger McGuinn

In the foreground a barrow of fruit has been knocked over

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Britannia Discovering The Source of The Nile mb-copyright Tim Dry 18th June 1933'Britannia Discovering The Source of The Nile', 1863. Britannia says: Ah, Mr. Nilus! So I've Found You At Last! In July 1862, two British explorers, Speke and Grant, had arrived at the source of the River Nile. This discovery was formally announced at the Meeting of the Royal Geographic Society in May 1863 by the President of the Society, Sir Roderick Murchison. Here, we see Britannia, arriving at the home of Mr Nilus, pushing her way through dense