The Nile Quest |

The Nile is the longest river in Africa and the disputed longest river in the world. Its incredible length spans over 11 countries, from Egypt all the way to Tanzania. Now, we are aware of its length and size, but in the early 19th century, to European explorers, the Nile was a mysterious and fabled river that promised adventure and riches if one were to discover its source. What followed were several exploration voyages deep into Africa. These voyages are fruitful ground for great tales already, but what is more… most of them were curiously intertwined.
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During the late 1830s, explorers embarked on a quest for a legendary goal: to discover the source of the Nile. The Ottoman governor at the time, Muhammed Ali of Egypt, had already launched two expeditions in those years in order to seek economic expansion into Sudan. These expeditions proved fruitful: the navigable head of the Nile was found at a place called Gondokoro. It now was just the rapids to Gondokoro’s south that stood between adventurers and the source of the Nile. Considering the time frame, unfortunately, many adventurers and traders that moved south were no more than ordinary bandits, raiding the African lands for their wealth, resources and slaves. Regardless of the moral concerns, these marauders did contribute to the geographical knowledge of the region, as they often navigated through uncharted lands.
In the 1840s it was missionaries that worked inland from Mombasa that changed the course of exploration of the Nile. Whenever a caravan of Arab traders would pass by, Ludwig Krapf, Johann Rebmann and Johann Erhardt would ask for information about the places they had travelled. According to these traders, there were great lakes and huge mountains. When Krapf and Rebmann traveled into the direction several months later they are said to have seen the mountains for themselves, covered in snow.
These weren’t just generic mountains but turned out to be Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya. These mountains could very well have given rise to the White Nile, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile. The men were awarded a medal by the Paris Geographical Society and, in contrast, severely ridiculed by the British… There was a bit of disparity between the two nations. Nevertheless, the fact that they had seen the mountains gave other explorers the idea to attempt and approach the source of the Nile from Africa’s East Coast.
Time Codes:
0:47 Arab Traders and Missionaries
2:43 Burton and Speke
4:26 Start of the Expedition
6:51 Speke and Grant
8:28 Samuel Baker and Florence von Sass
11:50 Speke's dispute
12:54 Dr Livingstone, I presume?
14:59 Last Piece of the Puzzle
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Sources:
Garstin, William. "Fifty Years of Nile Exploration, and Some of Its Results." The Geographical Journal 33, no. 2 (1909).
Rice, E., & Bottmann, D. (1990). Sir Richard Francis Burton. Editora Companhia das Letras.
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[@rnanni1048]

the true discoverer of the source of the Nile is Top Gear presenter James May

[@BigSleepyOx]

Interesting that so many expeditions involved the White Nile, when it was later found that the Blue Nile provides 75% of the Nile's water, and the Blue Nile's source is Lake Tana in Ethiopia.

[@Leo-ok3uj]

I’d say is mostly because the White Nile is furder away from the cost and more deep into the jungle of the continent, making it harder to reach for europeans

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As always man, incredible work. I'm just always impressed by the amount of research and detail you put into your videos. And congrats on reaching almost 10,000 subs - I'm sure you'll blow right through it with this collab ;) EDIT: Happy to see you blew past 10,000 subs even before the collab

[@trailingarm63]

The BBC made some great drama/documentaries about Burton and Speke I remember watching them on BBC2 when I was a teenager.This was a good summary, however, as I did not know about some of the other players and how they all inter-related. Considering his awful start in life (orphan in a workhouse in North Wales) didn't Stanley do well! Thanks for posting.

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It warms my heart that you guys have decided to collaborate and illuminate the mystery that is African. May God bless you and your companions!

[@mathieuleader8601]

quite an emotional rollercoaster of an adventure these explorers had

[@retf8977]

As an Egyptian, I am incredibly happy that someone covered this topic! I am very fond of this period of Egyptian history, thank you, truly thank you for covering this topic!

[@HistoryHustle]

Fascinating story. Amazing that you make a video about a river and the searching of its history. Great job!

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Have you ever played the video game Hydro Thunder? One of the most memorable levels/tracks was one that was Nile River themed.

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10000 subscribers. Congratulations

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Thanks!

[@tessat338]

Everyone uses that same photo at 4:59 when talking about the search for the source of the Nile. It is from the 1990 movie "Mountains of the Moon" and is of Patrick Bergin playing Burton and Iain Glen playing Speke. It's a terrific movie but it isn't an genuine photograph of the actual explorers.

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[@Artur_M.]

The whole video was very interesting but the story of Florence von Sass Backer was the most amazing. For starters, while I was well aware of the Ottoman slave trade of Europeans, I had no idea it was still going one in the middle of the XIX century. Not mention how cool is a female explorer in that period.

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Completely agree, perhaps she warrants a video of her own in the future!

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Mohammed Ali went like 🤑🤑 Great Video, very detailed 🔥🔥

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Great video! Quick question about the 2 months getting Livingstone's body back - I've heard it took 9 months but the video said 2 (his funeral in London was 11 months later so the 9 months makes more sense). Also Livingstone set out without any European assistance (I think) - Murchison was his friend and supporter and would've helped finance it but did not accompany him.

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