Fast forward 400 years and De Vecchi, one of the most prolific travelors over the Somali territories; from Djibouti to Buulo Mareerta, Bari to Mooyaale, Harar to Kismaayo.
Whenever someone asked him to explain Somalis he would always say " Everything you need to know is on a gradient between two extremes; the Marehan who don't even like to eat what they haven't raided and the Tumal, living the most peaceful experience.
One of his earliest books;

