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Kenya and Tanzania
Stefano Bonsignori1581
Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy
The scroll reads: "This province is under the rulership of the Ethiopian emperor called Priest John, who rules XV great realms, and all united together. These people were converted by Saint Philippe Apostle; they believe the lineage of their kings goes back to Salomon and the queen Saba. The first discoverer of this land was Sir Diego Lopez di Sequeira; this nation was gross and with little arts or crafts. But nowadays, due to the commerce of the Portoguese, they are industrious and are improving day after day." Photo: Rabatti&Domingie
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- Title: Kenya and Tanzania
- Creator Lifespan: 1589
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Firenze
- Creator Birth Place: Firenze
- Date Created: 1581
- cartographer: Stefano Bonsignori
- Theme: map
- Physical Dimensions: w115 x h117 cm (Complete)
- Original title: Kenia e Tanzania
- Historical information: The panels in the Maps'Room are 53. 30 out of these were realized by the dominican friar from Perugia Egnazio Danti, the court cosmographer from 1553 to 1575; the remaining 23 were realized by the olivetan monk Stefano Bonsignori from 1576 to 1586. The panels show all the world as known at the time.
- Type: oil painting on wood
- Rights: Comune di Firenze, Comune di Firenze
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