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James Bruce of Kinnaird (14 December 1730 – 27 April 1794) was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who confirmed the source of the Blue Nile. He spent more than a dozen years in North Africa and Ethiopia and in 1770 became the first European to trace the origins of the Blue Nile from Egypt and Sudan.
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 · The Scottish explorer James Bruce (1730-1794) introduced Ethiopia to the Western world and confirmed the source of the Blue Nile. He was the first modern explorer of tropical Africa. James Bruce was born on Dec. 14, 1730, near Larbert in Stirlingshire.
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.
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 neighboring ...
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In Egypt James Bruce began to pursue his dream of locating the source of the Nile River. Erroneously convinced that the Blue Nile was the larger of the two branches of the Nile, Bruce traveled from Cairo up the Nile to Aswan.
Nov 4, 2020 · Learn about the life and legacy of James Bruce, a Scottish adventurer who travelled to Ethiopia in the 18th century. Discover how he became a courtier, a friend of the royal family and a possible seeker of the Ark of the Covenant.
