Ethiopia Engraved (Illustrations by Foreign Travelers from 1681 to 1900) (Hard Cover)

Ethiopia, from the 6th century Greek traveller Cosmas to the 19th century London Illustrated News depictions of the noble Abyssinian king Theodoros reclining amidst his tame lions, has long incited the imagination of artists – and from Theseus delivering Andromeda from the monster Cetus, to the unicorn which was still said to be abundant in Agew Meder (Gojjam) by the otherwise