An attempt at describing Africa by the European "Learned men" of the time, the year 1659. Fascinating read, as this was the generally held as FACTS in the western world before colonization took hold. There are ample articles on Congo, Libya, Egypt, etc (could fill a thread).

Full write-up coming soon — this page currently shows the original post as archived.

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