Properties (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
expedition
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Burton's_later_expeditions
Burton's_writings_on_Africa Speke's_later_expeditions Speke's_writings_on_Africa |
| gptkbp:challenges |
disease
harsh terrain hostile tribes |
| gptkbp:controversy |
Burton's_skepticism_of_Speke's_claims
dispute_over_the_source_of_the_Nile |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
influenced literature
influenced art influenced_public_perception_of_Africa |
| gptkbp:duration |
two years
|
| gptkbp:goal |
explore_the_sources_of_the_Nile
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Victorian era exploration
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
contribution to colonial narratives
increased_European_interest_in_Africa impact_on_African_societies pioneering_exploration_of_the_African_interior establishment_of_Lake_Victoria_as_a_source_of_the_Nile |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Burton and Speke Expedition
|
| gptkbp:IATA_code |
Zanzibar
|
| gptkbp:impact |
inspired future explorations
|
| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:John_Hanning_Speke
gptkb:Richard_Francis_Burton |
| gptkbp:legacy |
increased_interest_in_African_exploration
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:East_Africa
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
disagreement_between_Burton_and_Speke
|
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:David_Livingstone
gptkb:Henry_Morton_Stanley |
| gptkbp:outcome |
discovery_of_Lake_Tanganyika
discovery_of_Lake_Victoria |
| gptkbp:primaryMission |
gptkb:Speke's_journals
Burton's_journals |
| gptkbp:researchContribution |
ethnographic studies
botanical studies zoological studies |
| gptkbp:returnPolicy |
gptkb:London
|
| gptkbp:route |
coastal_route_to_Lake_Victoria
inland_route_to_Lake_Tanganyika |
| gptkbp:significance |
contributed_to_the_understanding_of_African_geography
|
| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
|
| gptkbp:technique |
exploration and mapping
|
| gptkbp:year |
1857
|