Speke and Grant leave Zanzibar to search for the source of the Nile
- When
- 1860
- Where
- Zanzibar
- Episodes
- 1
John Hanning Speke and James Augustus Grant departed Zanzibar in October 1860 to search for the source of the Nile. Grant joined Speke in 1860 for this expedition, which aimed to solve the problem of the Nile sources. The pair left Portsmouth in April 1860 before departing from Zanzibar in October.
Episodes
Background and detail
Background. Zanzibar is a Tanzanian semi-autonomous region off the coast of East Africa. James Augustus Grant, a Scottish explorer, returned to England in 1858 and joined John Hanning Speke in 1860 for an expedition to solve the problem of the Nile sources. Speke, an English explorer, had previously been associated with the search for the Nile source.
Departure. Speke and Grant left Portsmouth on 27 April 1860. They departed from Zanzibar in October 1860. The expedition left Zanzibar in October 1860, marking the start of their journey to find the source of the Nile. Grant contributed to the journals of learned societies, including the Botany of the Speke and Grant Expedition.
People involved
- John Hanning Speke · English explorer and army officer
- James Augustus Grant · Scottish explorer
Sources
- James Augustus Grant Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-15
- John Hanning Speke Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-15
- Zanzibar Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
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