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English: An anonymous 16th century Portuguese watercolour from the Códice Casanatense, depicting the nomadic inhabitants of southern Africa, dubbed by the Portuguese "cafres", from the Arabic "kaffirs" (meaning "non-believer"). The inscription reads: "Cafres of the Cape of Good Hope"
Date circa 1540
date QS:P,+1540-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Album di disegni, illustranti usi e costumi dei popoli d'Asia e d'Africa con brevi dichiarazioni in lingua portoghese, Biblioteca Casanatense, Rome. http://opac.casanatense.it/Record.htm?Record=19921765124917499479
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