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On his 1616 voyage to India, the Italian explorer Pietro Della Valle, passing through the city of Anah (modern day northern Iraq) describes his encounter with “an extravagant s…
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By the Marquis
On his 1616 voyage to India, the Italian explorer Pietro Della Valle, passing through the city of Anah (modern day northern Iraq) describes his encounter with “an extravagant s…