ABSTRACT
In November 1899, three months after Arthur Donaldson Smith had left Berbera on his epic journey from Lake Rudolf to the Nile, an Anglo-American expedition under James Jonathan Harrison arrived at Zeila, on the Somali coast. Harrison set up a camp on the lake shore, where both camels and men were able to recover from the ordeal of the previous weeks. However, the society did provide Harrison with a set of surveying instruments and later helped draw the final versions of his maps. As Harrison and his companions got closer to the great lakes, their worst fears were realized. Harrison was extremely proud of the maps the expedition's surveyor Clarke had made and promptly submitted them to the Royal Geographical Society. Harrison continued to hunt in various parts of the world, filling Brandesburton Hall with a huge collection of trophies. Harrington gave Harrison several Union Jacks and instructed him to place one at the north end of the lake.
