Bompiani, Sofia, b. 1835, Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI · [London] : Religious Tract Society · leaf 164
1 58 ITALIAN EXPLORERS IN AFRICA. wounds. When he went afterwards with Antinori to be presented to Menilek, he found the king seated on the threshold of a large cabin surrounded by his attendants. Menilek called for the boxes of Antonelli, and examined them one by one, turning out all the articles,… … COUNT PIETRO ANTONELLI. To these articles Antonelli added as presents to the king some guns and pistols, and he found, in return, on leaving the royal premises, a magni¬ ficent mule in red harness. He also received from the king food on a princely scale during his visit. He describes the Shoa as an…
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