I love the little illuminations with gold leaf, this atlas is so fascinating and so detailed! you could spend ages and ages looking at it—thanks for your insightful research!
Mansa Musa and the 'River of Gold'! The West African empires of gold have shaped the Western imagination for so long that the stories seem more like legend, but while in West Africa, I encountered rural villagers whose surnames extended back to the great Malian and Ghanian Empires.
This is, by far, the most beautiful atlas of the XIV century. You can easily take days admiring the cartography and details... and don't get bored!
What a treat! Although medieval manuscripts are my area of expertise, I enjoyed every bit of this post! And I learned something new! Thank you!
Thanks, Aleksandra! For I’m sure you know more than me on this topic
There is always room for improvement! Impressive work Mickey!
I love the little illuminations with gold leaf, this atlas is so fascinating and so detailed! you could spend ages and ages looking at it—thanks for your insightful research!
This map is so interesting. And I am captivated by the idea of circular, mythical islands depicted as buttons. :)
How facinating! If I ever manage to see this map in person, I will take your post with me so I can understand what everything means!
Lovely places^^
Great work! Thanks for sharing.
Just stunning! My mind’s agog! Thank you!
This is fantastic!
Thanks Julie!
Mansa Musa and the 'River of Gold'! The West African empires of gold have shaped the Western imagination for so long that the stories seem more like legend, but while in West Africa, I encountered rural villagers whose surnames extended back to the great Malian and Ghanian Empires.
Fascinating article! Thank you so much.
I had forgotten about the Magyar! This reminded me of the stamps I used to collect when I was a kid, and I had some stamps of Magyar in my collection.
God, I love old maps too. Thanks so much for researching and sharing
Wild fun!