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Title:A Seventeenth Century Belgian Visitor to Agadez and the North of Nigeria: Pieter Ferde
Author:Kenny, Joseph
Year:1981
Periodical:Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria
Volume:10
Issue:4
Period:June
Pages:73-89
Language:English
Geographic terms:Niger
Northern Nigeria
Subjects:travel
History and Exploration
Abstract:The seven letters written by the Franciscan brother Pieter Farde and other documents relating to him afford a glimpse into the interior of Africa in the late 17th century, showing the astounding extent of communications and trade within Africa on a continental level. The author analyses the contents of Farde's letters and attempts to give a plausible explanation for the questions they raise. Notes.
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