Speke, John Hanning

Field book of explorer John Hanning Speke annotated on the front "The route from Unyanyembe to Lake Nyanza" [Lake Victoria]. Contains a diary of the route taken by Speke from Unyanyembe back to Zungomero, 9th July - 29th December 1858. Includes Speke's latitude and longitude at each stage of the journey and observations about the terrain, the tribes who inhabit each area he passes through and the availability of provisions. Entries are in reverse chronological order.

1858

8 folios

The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.