The Cosmography and Geography of Africa by Leo Africanus

The Cosmography and Geography of Africa

Leo Africanus with Leo Africanus (Translator), Anthony Ossa-Richardson (Translator)

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nonfiction classics history reference travel
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In 1518, al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan, a Moroccan diplomat, was seized by pirates while travelling in the Mediterranean. Brought before Pope Leo X, he was persuaded to convert to Christianity, in the process taking the name Johannes Leo African...

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