14th & 15th century Africa - Wikipedia
WEBDuring the 200 year period between 1301 and 1500 (the 14th and 15th century) the main civilizations and kingdoms in Africa were the Mali Empire, Kingdom of Kongo, Ife Empire, Benin Kingdom, Hausa City-states, Great Zimbabwe, Ethiopian Empire, Kilwa Sultanate, Khormans and the Ajuran Sultanate.
Maps of Africa through the centuries - South African History …
WEBMünster's was the first mapmaker to print separate maps of the four then known continents (Europe, Africa, Asia, America). 1584: The standard map of Africa for the last quarter of the sixteenth century. Ortelius lived and died in Antwerp, where he had a …
Category : 15th-century maps of Africa - Wikimedia
WEBMar 25, 2023 · 15th-century maps of Africa. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Temperate regions: North America · Africa · Europe · Asia · Oceania – Polar regions: – Other regions:
Images of early maps on the web: 5. Africa - Map History
WEB'Maps of Africa' (download Luna Insight for 623 high res. images, 15th-20th century, from the collections of Dr Oscar I. Norwich (312 maps) and Caroline Batchelor (179 maps) - Stanford University Libraries).
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WEBA bare-bones school map of the geographic features of Africa as known toward the end of the eighteenth century. Abbé Clouet was a member of the Académie des Sciences of Rouen, and his map suggests what French schoolchildren might have been taught about Africa just before the French Revolution.
Category : Old maps of Africa - Wikimedia
WEBApr 6, 2020 · the history of Africa on a map created more than 70 years ago. Category:Old maps of the history of Africa or its subcategories. This is a main category requiring frequent diffusion and maybe maintenance. As many pictures and media files as possible should be moved into appropriate subcategories.
Universe of Maps - Opening the David Rumsey Map Center
WEBThis map shows Africa as described by Ptolemy in his Geography, written around 160 CE. Although this map was drawn in 1535, it is a literal rendering of information in the Geography, so it is a classical Ptolemaic view of Africa.
European exploration of Africa - Wikipedia
WEBEuropean exploration of sub-Saharan Africa begins with the Age of Discovery in the 15th century, pioneered by the Kingdom of Portugal under Henry the Navigator.
The Historical Evidence in Old Maps and Charts of Africa with …
WEBEarly maps and charts of Africa--here defined as those produced before colonial penetration--have seldom been used as a source for historical studies. Generally they are valued more for their decorative qualities than for their geographical content. Jonathan Swift gave form to this viewpoint in his famous --or notorious--lines:
Cartography of Africa - Wikipedia
WEBModern maps. With the European exploration of Africa from the 15th century, maps of Africa became more precise. The Fra Mauro map of 1459 shows a more detailed picture of Africa as a continent, including the Cape of Diab at its southernmost point, reflecting an expedition of 1420.