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James Bruce (1730-1794) was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who confirmed the source of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia. He spent more than a dozen years in North Africa and Ethiopia, studying ancient ruins, languages and cultures, and became the first European to trace the origins of the Blue Nile.
James Bruce (born Dec. 14, 1730, Larbert, Stirling, Scot.—died April 27, 1794, Larbert) was an explorer who, in the course of daring travels in Ethiopia, reached the headstream of the Blue Nile, then thought to be the Nile’s main source.
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Jun 8, 2018 · James Bruce (1730-1794) was a Scottish traveler who visited Ethiopia, North Africa, and the Middle East. He wrote about his adventures and discoveries, including the source of the Blue Nile, in his Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile (1790).
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773 is a multi-volume account by the Scottish traveller James Bruce (1730–94) of his journeys in the Horn of Africa, which includes an eye-witness account of Ethiopian history and culture, as well as a description of that country and the ...
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James Bruce (1730-1794) was a Scottish traveler who claimed to be the first European to discover the source of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia in 1770. He also wrote a history of Ethiopia and collected manuscripts and plants, but his achievements were overshadowed by his anti-Catholic views and his ignorance of the White Nile.
James Bruce is an incredibly enigmatic historical figure, surrounded by conspiracy theories, rumours of Masonic influence and colonial interference, not to mention wild accusations and exceptional claims to fame.
Feb 28, 2017 · Born in 1730 at Kinnaird House near Larbert, Stirlingshire, James Bruce travelled for over a dozen years in Africa and is credited with discovering the source of the Nile.
