Image Title:
El Preste Juan; Emperador de los Abisinios

Note:
Google translation: Prester John; Emperor of the Abyssinians

Note:
El Preste Juan; Emperador de los Abisinios [English Translation: Prester John, Emperor of the Abyssinian], “The name assigned by Europeans in the 14th century to a legendary king of a yet-to-be discovered Christian kingdom. The legend spread at the time of the failure of the Crusades and inspired the Portuguese to search for the land of incredible riches.” [Rosenfeld, Eugene, and Chris Prouty. 1981. Historical dictionary of Ethiopia. Metuchen: N.J., p.149]

Artist:
Pierre-Antoine Demachy

Source:
NYPL Digital Collections

Subject:
Royalty - Nobility - African - Ethiopia - Emperor - Abyssinian

Rights:
Public Domain

Image:
SA-ROYETH-22

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