Vincenzo Coronelli’s map of the sources of the Nile, 1690. The map is based on the travels of
Vincenzo Coronelli’s map of the sources of the Nile, 1690. The map is based on the travels of two Jesuit missionaries and the ancient accounts of Ptolemy. The source of the Nile, especially the White Nile, had been a cause for fascination for centuries, attracting the interest of Alexander the Great and the Roman emperor Nero, who sent an expedition down the river. The true source was not verified until the 1800s.{WHF} {HTE} -- source link
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