The Catalan map of the Sahara in 1375 The 1375 Catalan map (part of the Mapamundi) was drawn by Abraham Crepques of Mallorca and has a section dealing with NW Africa which is reproduced below. It shows the King Mansa Musa of Mali (holding a large nugget of gold) trading with the nomad on the left.
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www.the153club.org/africa1.html
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In the first millennium before Christ Celts from Eastern Europe settled on the present Catalan territory. They mixed with the natives of the Neolithic period - the last era of the prehistorical time - and set up a number of independent free tribes.
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www.cbrava.com/cathist.uk.htm
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The cartographer satisfied him by cutting out, as it were, an east-west rectangle from a circular world map which would cover the desired area. Later Catalan maps, i.e., the Catalan-Este map (Slide #246), retained the circular form.
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www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/LMwebpages/235mono.html
www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/LMwebpages/235mono.html
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outline drawing of the Catalan Este mappamundi. Slide #246 Monograph · 246B Catalan-Estense Map, detail: Middle East, India, Asia.
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www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/LMwebpages/246.html
www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/LMwebpages/246.html
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Mansa Musa was a very rich king. He was said to have taken more than 500 people with him on the hajj, each carrying a staff of solid gold. When Mansa Musa passed through Cairo, legends say he gave away so much gold that the price of it fell and the economy was Mansa Musa is depicted on this European map of Africa...
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www.mrdowling.com/609-mansamusa.html
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Catalan Bay google map. Satellite image of Catalan Bay, Gibraltar and near destinations. Travel deals.
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www.maplandia.com/gibraltar/catalan-bay/
www.maplandia.com/gibraltar/catalan-bay/
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Catalan google map. Satellite image of Catalan, Turkey and near destinations. Travel deals.
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www.maplandia.com/turkey/ankara/catalan/
www.maplandia.com/turkey/ankara/catalan/
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CATALONIA Capital: Barcelona; Provinces: Barcelona, Gerona (Girona), Lerida (Lleida) and Tarragona; Best known apart from the capital, Barcelona, is of course the Mediterranean coast, One shouldn't forget anyhow that Catalonia offers as well high mountain ranges, Catalonia has a very marked culture of its own,
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www.red2000.com/spain/region/r-catal.html
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Basic information on the Catalan language, by Marta Ribas. Bilingual page (English and Catalan). Catalan is a Romance Language of the West branch. It has common aspects with the Iberianromance languages - such as its morphology - and the Gauleromance languages - such as its phonetics and some vocabulary. It is quite...
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www.june29.com/HLP/lang/Catalan/webcat1.html
www.june29.com/HLP/lang/Catalan/webcat1.html
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