Britannia Discovering The Source of The Nile mb-copyright Tim Dry Roger McGuinn

Roger McGuinn

'Mansion House Monitor'

Showing water vessels on the River Thames

In the foreground a barrow of fruit has been knocked over

Stacey and Joe Bugner

Britannia Discovering The Source of The Nile mb-copyright Tim Dry Roger McGuinn'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