Costume of a king of Congo, Africa

Costume of a king of Congo, In turban, robe with long train, sash belt, scimitar and stick. Perhaps a portrait of King Alfonso I (c. 1456 - "1543). The realm included Congo, Loango, Benguela, and Angola. Roi de Congo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Laroque after a design by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Encyclopedie des voyages, Encyclopedia of Voyages, Bordeaux, France, 1792

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