The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. Leo Africanus (c. 1494-c. 1554) was an Arab diplomat who enjoyed the patronage of Pope Leo X. This work describes the cultures, religions and politics of northern Africa.
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Prefatory note; Introduction; Pory's dedication to Sir Robert Cecil; His address to the reader; His general description of Africa; His description of places undescribed by Leo; An appropriation of Leo's history by Richard Hakluyt and others; John Leo his first book of the description of Africa.
