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A chronological account traces efforts to locate and map the Nile and its basin, surveying ancient and classical knowledge, medieval and early modern inquiries, and nineteenth‑century expeditions. The narrative outlines competing theories and describes successive journeys that explored the Blue and White Nile systems, lakes, and tributaries, noting the roles of missionaries, traders, and military or private explorers in expanding geographic knowledge. Richly illustrated with maps, drawings, and photographs, the work summarizes cartographic revisions, synthesizes physical and basin geography, and concludes with biographical notes and a bibliography to document the progression of discovery and the evolving understanding of the river’s sources and drainage.
The Editor and the Author desire to acknowledge, with thanks, the loan of photographs, letters, or maps for the illustration of this book, from Sir John Kirk, G.C.M.G., Mrs. Murdoch (née Speke), Mr. J. F. Cunningham, Mr. W. G. Doggett, Mr. Theodore Tinne, Mr. T. Douglas Murray, Lady Baker, Mr. Oscar Neumann, Mr. J. E. S. Moore, Major Gwynn, Major Austin, Mr. J. Thomson, The African Society, Mr. S. Crispin, and Mr. Warry.