The 18th Century Search for the Blue Nile

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The engraving of the Theban harp from Burney's General History of Music (1776)

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Map of the Kingdom of Prester John

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Images of people of the Sandwich Islands from James Cook's travel narrative

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Photograph of historical ruins in the city of Palmyra

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Photograph of the historic port of Massawa

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Image of a map of Europe and Africa from James Cook's travel atlas

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Map of East Africa and the Nile River from Sir Samuel W. Baker's "The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia"

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A map of Africa from James Cook's travel atlas

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An image of a map of Abyssinia from James Cook's travel atlas

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Portrait of British explorer James Cook
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