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The Albert N Yanza Great Basin of the Nile

The Albert N Yanza Great Basin of the Nile

The Albert N Yanza Great Basin of the Nile

Samuel White Baker / Sir Samuel White Baker

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Standard Publications
Año de edición:
2008
Materia
Historia
ISBN:
9781605976518
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...In the history of the Nile there was a void: its Sources were a mystery. The Ancients devoted much attention to this problem; but in vain. The Emperor Nero sent an expedition under the command of two centurions, as described by Seneca. Even Roman energy failed to break the spell that guarded these secret fountains. The expedition sent by Mehemet Ali Pasha, the celebrated Viceroy of Egypt, closed a long term of unsuccessful search...

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