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Subtitle A true relation of the lands of the Prester John; being the narrative of the Portuguese Embassy to Ethiopia in 1520
Translator Lord Stanley of Alderley
First Written 1520
Genre Travel
Origin Ethiopia
Publisher Hakluyt Society
My Copy 2-volume Hakluyt Society set
First Read April 30, 2011
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Prester John

The Prester John of the Indies



In the 1500s, the rumor of Prester John had shifted to Ethiopia - after all, anything 'east' of the Nile was considered 'the Indies'. So Portugal sent a deputation down to the Christian communities in Ethiopia. It didn't go well! This is a two-volume set of the account they brought back (of those who survived).

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