The Cosmography and Geography of Africa by Leo Africanus

The Cosmography and Geography of Africa

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

571 pages paperback

2 editions

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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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