Image Title:
Mansa Musa
Note:
“The great African king, Mansa Musa, king of medieval Mali, but also popularly known as “King of the Moors.” This map is taken from European galley of the 1600s. This African ruled in the 1300s. The empire of Mali was larger than all the states of Western Europe combined. It dwarfed the “Holy Roman Empire.” [Van Sertima, Ivan. 1985. African presence in early Europe. New Brunswick [N.J.], U.S.A.: Transaction Books, p.172]
Artist:
Abraham Cresques of Mallorca
Image Source:
Wikipedia
Subject:
Royalty - Nobility - Africa - King - Mali - Medieval Mali - “King of the Moors”
Date:
1375
Rights:
Public Domain
Image:
SA-ROYAF-1
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