Britannia Discovering The Source of The Nile Size:XL: 120 x 100cm The Argyll Rooms

The Argyll Rooms

View of the staircase to Gerard's Hall crypt

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Highland dances in the city: The Regimental band and pipers of the 2nd Battalion Cameroons (Scottish rifles) will march from the Tower to give an exhibition of highland dancing at 1 p

Britannia Discovering The Source of The Nile Size:XL: 120 x 100cm The Argyll Rooms'Britannia Discovering The Source of The Nile', 1863. Britannia says: Ah, Mr. Nilus! So I've Found You At Last! In July 1862, two British explorers, Speke and Grant, had arrived at the source of the River Nile. This discovery was formally announced at the Meeting of the Royal Geographic Society in May 1863 by the President of the Society, Sir Roderick Murchison. Here, we see Britannia, arriving at the home of Mr Nilus, pushing her way through dense