Anonymous Portuguese illustration from the 16th century codex known as the <i>Códice Casanatense</i>, depicting Ethiopian people.
The inscription reads: "Abyssinians that inhabit the strats of Mecca (the Red Sea) on the side of Ethiopia.
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<i>Album di disegni, illustranti usi e costumi dei popoli d'Asia e d'Africa con brevi dichiarazioni in lingua portoghese</i>, Biblioteca Casanatense, Rome. <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://opac.casanatense.it/Record.htm?Record=19921837124917490199">http://opac.casanatense.it/Record.htm?Record=19921837124917490199</a>