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The lack of scholarship engaging with early sixteenth and seventeenth century churches leaves only minute fragments of information to be found on small historical blogs and tourist sites. These churches can function as ritual objects, becoming places to convene and participate i…

This study analyzes Christian European perceptions of group identity and beliefs in early modern geographic literature, as exemplified by John Ogilby’s Africa (1670), a selective translation of Olfert Dapper’s 1668 work, and its descriptions of West-Central Africa. Ogilby’s work…