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Alexandria, Egypt (inhabited place)

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Letter from Nicolo Dolfin in Venice to Blasio Dolfin in Alexandria

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.4120
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The letter discusses the trade in jewels, pearls, slaves [i.e. enslaved people] and other commodities with the countries of north-western Europe and the Near East. Signed holograph on two sides. Wafer seal on silk.

Dates: 24 Apr. 1420
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