Prester John, Detail Prester John sitting on his throne in Ethiopia; part of a map of East Africa. He was a mythical king, reportedly descended from o

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Prester John, Detail Prester John sitting on his throne in Ethiopia; part of a map of East Africa. He was a mythical king, reportedly descended from one of the Three Magi, and said to rule over a Christian kingdom, amidst the pagans, imagined to be Ethiopia Image taken from Queen Mary Atlas. Originally published in 1558.

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