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Episode 149: The Timbuktu Map That Remade the World
In 1375, a Jewish cartographer in Spain created a map that would shape Europe's view of Africa for centuries. But the source of his most stunning detail? A traveler from Timbuktu. This episode traces the journey of the Catalan Atlas — and the West African king, Mansa Musa, whose pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 redrew the world. We explore how Mansa Musa's legendary gold-laden hajj, recorded by the Syrian scholar al-Umari, reached the shores of the Mediterranean and was turned into the most accurate depiction of West Africa in medieval Europe. Lucas and Luna discuss the politics of…
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