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jan 1, 1588 - Sanuto's African Atlas shows a place called "Judaeorum Terra" in the place of modern day Ghana meaning "Land of the Jews"

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Source: Judaeorum Terra (African Atlas and Geography) 1588 A.D.

Source: The Jews of Africa: Especially in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, by Sidney Mendelssohn … with a Protrait of the Author (Michigan State University) 1920 A.D.

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jan 1, 1588
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~ 438 years ago

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