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Descriptio Moldaviae
Descriptio Moldaviae is a Latin description of Moldavia written by Dimitrie Cantemir in Russia around 1714–1716 at the request of the Berlin Academy. It covers the country's geography, government, customs and language, with an early map, and is a major source for its history.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Descriptio Moldaviae. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/descriptio-moldaviae
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- “Descriptio Moldaviae.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/descriptio-moldaviae. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Descriptio Moldaviae’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/descriptio-moldaviae (Accessed: ).
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