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My first occupation was to map the country.

John Hanning Speke

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John Hanning Speke
Age: 37 †
Born: 1827
Born: May 4
Died: 1864
Died: September 15
Botanist
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I was afterwards sorry for this, though, if I ever travel again, I shall trust to none but natives, as the climate of Africa is too trying to foreigners.
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