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Abraham Ortelius / Prester John, or, a map of the Abyssinian Kingdom … 1573 map de[icting northeast Africa and the Arabian peninsula purports to show the lands ruled over by a mythological and legendarily rich Christian King Prester John Prester John, Savage Pictures, Map Maker, Ancient Maps, Map Globe, Africa Map, The Middle Ages, Old Maps, Antique Maps

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Arnoldus Montanus’ New and Unknown World (1671)

A selection of copper engravings featured in Dutch explorer, missionary, and theologian Arnoldus Montanus' monumental De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld, 1671.

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Dawid (Dawud) II of Ethiopia. 16th Century. Mengistu Haile Mariam, Prester John, Historic Portraits, Ethiopian History, History Of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Culture, Ancient Discoveries, Black Royalty, Haile Selassie

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Prester John: The Legendary Christian King - Historic Mysteries

A Christian King was rumored to rule over lands of riches and beautiful animals but was never found. Is the Prester John legend true?

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Pamphlet, featuring the ghost of Sir John Prester, 17th century. 17th Century Aesthetic, Medieval Ghost, Prester John, 17th Century Paintings, Folk Horror, Jam Label, Medieval Drawings, Rainy City, Occult Books

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Pamphlet, featuring the ghost of Sir John Prester, 17th century.

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Prester John: Prester John, legendary Christian ruler of the East, popularized in medieval chronicles and traditions as a hoped-for ally against the Muslims. Believed to be a Nestorian Prester John, Medieval England, High Middle Ages, Christian History, Late Middle Ages, Early Middle Ages, Marco Polo, Viking Age, John Legend

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Prester John | legendary ruler

Prester John, also called Presbyter John or John the Elder, legendary Christian ruler of the East, popularized in medieval chronicles and traditions as a hoped-for ally against the Muslims. Believed to be a Nestorian (i.e., a member of an independent Eastern Christian church that did not accept the authority of the patriarch of Constantinople) and a king-priest reigning “in the Far East beyond Persia and Armenia,” Prester John was the centre of a number of legends that hark back to the…

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