Sidi Mubarak Bombay was sort of a combined guide, translator and nurse, and often the supervisor of the African laborers on expeditions through eastern and equatorial Africa in the 19th century.

Research:
"Sidi Mubarak Bombay Unsung African adventurer." BBC History Magazine, Aug. 2023, p. 56. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A756775082/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=0b775bc3. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
"Sidi Mubarak Bombay." Explorers & Discoverers of the World, Gale, 1993. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1614000037/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=ab21ce2c. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
Burton, Richard F. “Zanzibar: City, Island and Coast in Two Volumes.” Vol. 2. London, Tinsley Brothers. 1872.
Cameron, Verney Lovett. “Across Africa.” New York: Harper & Bros. 1877.
Cavendish, Richard. “The Nile’s Source Discovered.” History Today. 8/8/2008. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/nile%E2%80%99s-source-discovered
Driver, Felix. “Hidden histories made visible? Reflections on a geographical exhibition.” Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers , 2013, Vol. 38, No. 3. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24582457
Fresh Air. “'River of the Gods' captures the epic quest to find the source of the Nile.” 6/15/2022. https://www.npr.org/2022/06/15/1105189330/river-of-the-gods-captures-the-epic-quest-to-find-the-source-of-the-nile
Grant, James Augustus. “A Walk Across Africa; Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal.” Edinburgh, London, W. Blackwood and Sons. 1864.
Hitchman, Francis. “Richard F. Burton, K.C.M.G. : his early, private and public life with an account of his travels and explorations.” London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington. 1887. https://archive.org/details/richardfburtonkc02hitc
Howgego, Raymond John. “John Hanning Speke – Soldier and Explorer (1827-1864). Ligue Internationale de la Librairie Ancienne. https://ilab.org/fr/article/john-hanning-speke-english-soldier-and-explorer-1827-1864
Lepere, Imogen. “Mbarak Mombée: An African Explorer Robbed of His Name.” JSTOR Daily. 3/11/2024. https://daily.jstor.org/mbarak-mombee-an-african-explorer-robbed-of-his-name/
Longair, Sarah. “The Materiality of Indian Ocean Slavery and Emancipation: The Challengesof Presence and Absence.” From Being a Slave: Histories and Legacies of European Slavery in the Indian Ocean. Leiden University Press. (2020). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.1011743.16
Millard Candace. “River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile.” Doubleday. 2022.
Royal Geograophical Society. “Sidi Mubarak Bombay.” https://cdn-rgs-media-prod.azureedge.net/xs0ksumf/exploringafricafactsheetsidimubarakbombay.pdf
Simpson, Donald Herbert. “Dark Companions: The African Contribution to the European Exploration of East Africa.” New York : Barnes & Noble Books. 1976.
Speke, John Hanning. ““What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile”.” William Blackwood and Sons. Edinburgh and London. 1864. https://archive.org/details/whatledtodiscov01spekgoog
Speke, John Hanning. “The Discovery of the Source of the Nile.” New York, Harper. 1864.
Stanley, Sir Henry M. “How I Found Livingstone: Travels, Adventures and Discoveries in Central Africa including four months residence with Dr. Livingstone.” 1871.
The East African. “Bombay: Refuge for slave Africans.” https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/bombay-refuge-for-slave-africans-1296480
UK Archives. “Bombay Africans: 1850-1910.” From 1807 Commemorated. https://archives.history.ac.uk/1807commemorated/exhibitions/museums/bombay.html
Wisnicki, Adrian S. “Cartographical Quandaries: The Limits of Knowledge Production in Burton's and Speke's Search for the Source of the Nile.” History in Africa , 2008, Vol. 35 (2008). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25483732

 

Sidi Mubarak Bombay was sort of a combined guide, translator and nurse, and often the supervisor of the African laborers on expeditions through eastern and equatorial Africa in the 19th century.
Research:
<ul>
<li>"Sidi Mubarak Bombay Unsung African adventurer." BBC History Magazine, Aug. 2023, p. 56. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A756775082/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=0b775bc3. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.</li>
<li>"Sidi Mubarak Bombay." Explorers &amp; Discoverers of the World, Gale, 1993. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1614000037/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=ab21ce2c. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.</li>
<li>Burton, Richard F. &ldquo;Zanzibar: City, Island and Coast in Two Volumes.&rdquo; Vol. 2. London, Tinsley Brothers. 1872.</li>
<li>Cameron, Verney Lovett. &ldquo;Across Africa.&rdquo; New York: Harper &amp; Bros. 1877.</li>
<li>Cavendish, Richard. &ldquo;The Nile&rsquo;s Source Discovered.&rdquo; History Today. 8/8/2008. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/nile%E2%80%99s-source-discovered</li>
<li>Driver, Felix. &ldquo;Hidden histories made visible? Reflections on a geographical exhibition.&rdquo; Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers , 2013, Vol. 38, No. 3. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24582457</li>
<li>Fresh Air. &ldquo;'River of the Gods' captures the epic quest to find the source of the Nile.&rdquo; 6/15/2022. https://www.npr.org/2022/06/15/1105189330/river-of-the-gods-captures-the-epic-quest-to-find-the-source-of-the-nile</li>
<li>Grant, James Augustus. &ldquo;A Walk Across Africa; Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal.&rdquo; Edinburgh, London, W. Blackwood and Sons. 1864.</li>
<li>Hitchman, Francis. &ldquo;Richard F. Burton, K.C.M.G. : his early, private and public life with an account of his travels and explorations.&rdquo; London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle &amp; Rivington. 1887. https://archive.org/details/richardfburtonkc02hitc</li>
<li>Howgego, Raymond John. &ldquo;John Hanning Speke &ndash; Soldier and Explorer (1827-1864). Ligue Internationale de la Librairie Ancienne. https://ilab.org/fr/article/john-hanning-speke-english-soldier-and-explorer-1827-1864</li>
<li>Lepere, Imogen. &ldquo;Mbarak Momb&eacute;e: An African Explorer Robbed of His Name.&rdquo; JSTOR Daily. 3/11/2024. https://daily.jstor.org/mbarak-mombee-an-african-explorer-robbed-of-his-name/</li>
<li>Longair, Sarah. &ldquo;The Materiality of Indian Ocean Slavery and Emancipation: The Challengesof Presence and Absence.&rdquo; From Being a Slave: Histories and Legacies of European Slavery in the Indian Ocean. Leiden University Press. (2020). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.1011743.16</li>
<li>Millard Candace. &ldquo;River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile.&rdquo; Doubleday. 2022.</li>
<li>Royal Geograophical Society. &ldquo;Sidi Mubarak Bombay.&rdquo; https://cdn-rgs-media-prod.azureedge.net/xs0ksumf/exploringafricafactsheetsidimubarakbombay.pdf</li>
<li>Simpson, Donald Herbert. &ldquo;Dark Companions: The African Contribution to the European Exploration of East Africa.&rdquo; New York : Barnes &amp; Noble Books. 1976.</li>
<li>Speke, John Hanning. &ldquo;&ldquo;What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile&rdquo;.&rdquo; William Blackwood and Sons. Edinburgh and London. 1864. https://archive.org/details/whatledtodiscov01spekgoog</li>
<li>Speke, John Hanning. &ldquo;The Discovery of the Source of the Nile.&rdquo; New York, Harper. 1864.</li>
<li>Stanley, Sir Henry M. &ldquo;How I Found Livingstone: Travels, Adventures and Discoveries in Central Africa including four months residence with Dr. Livingstone.&rdquo; 1871.</li>
<li>The East African. &ldquo;Bombay: Refuge for slave Africans.&rdquo; https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/bombay-refuge-for-slave-africans-1296480</li>
<li>UK Archives. &ldquo;Bombay Africans: 1850-1910.&rdquo; From 1807 Commemorated. https://archives.history.ac.uk/1807commemorated/exhibitions/museums/bombay.html</li>
<li>Wisnicki, Adrian S. &ldquo;Cartographical Quandaries: The Limits of Knowledge Production in Burton's and Speke's Search for the Source of the Nile.&rdquo; History in Africa , 2008, Vol. 35 (2008). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25483732</li>
</ul>
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