Hesperus

"For centuries, Morocco remained closed to all European influences, and, except to a small extent, to European trade. Till 1900, when the total import and export trade of Morocco only reached £2,327,131, the country remained practically unknown, and little interest was taken in its future or in its commercial possibilities. But political events brought Morocco to the fore, and wider attention began to be bestowed on that country, which, situated in such close proximity to Europe, had been left in a state of barbarism and abadonment ..."--General Introduction.