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Cosmographia et geographia de Affrica

Cosmographia et geographia de Affrica

Ancient HistoryBiography & Memoir
Pages
352
Published
1526
Language
English

Synopsis

This is a French translation of a work originally written in Arabic by Leo Africanus, a traveler from Africa. It details his experiences and observations, offering a unique perspective on the regions he visited. The book provides historical and geographical insights from the 16th century.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

InformativeReflectiveThought-ProvokingAtmospheric

Genres

Ancient History Biography & Memoir History Travel Essays Photography

Authors

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Leo

Leo is the author of Cosmographia et geographia de Affrica, a foundational work in early geography and exploration. This detailed account offers a fascinating look at the African continent through the lens of historical cartography and observation.

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Robert Brown

BROWN, Robert (1842-95). A Scottish scientist and author. He was born in Campster, Caithness, and studied in Edinburgh, Leyden, Copenhagen, and Rostock. He visited Spitzbergen, Greenland, and the western shore of Baffin's Bay (1861), and subsequently carried on scientific investigations among the islands of the Pacific and on the Venezuelan, Alaskan, and Bering shores, making charts of all the unknown interior of Vancouver, and writing much on the fauna and flora of those countries. With E. Whym...