Abyssinia, with the mythical kingdom of Prester John

MONTANUS, Arnoldus.

Aethiopia Superior Vel Interior Vulgo Abissinorum Sive Presbiteriioannis Imperior.
London, 1670. Coloured. 290 x 370mm.

Remargined left and right.

Eastern Africa showing from Southern Egypt to the Mountains of the Moon, including the empire of 'Prester John', a mythical Christian ruler. With numerous notes such as the one pointing out the capital city of the Queen of Sheba, and animals in the interior.

From Ogilby's 'Africa Being An Accurate Description...', an English edition of Montanus.


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