4. 14th century Catalan Atlas with Timbuktu and Mansa Musa

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4. 14th century Catalan Atlas with Timbuktu and Mansa MusaThis is a small section of a famous map known as the Catalan Atlas, produced in 1375. The Atlas is attributed to Abraham Cresques, a Jewish book illuminator and map maker. The original version is housed at the Bibliothque Nationale de France. (from UC Berkeley) Timbuktu was already a center of trade and learning before Mansa Musa arrived, but it was after he annexed the city to his empire, following his hajj to Mecca, that Timbuktu truly prospered.

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Timbuktu was already a center of trade and learning before Mansa Musa arrived

both Musa and TImbuktu are featured prominently

A man with his camel in front of the Djinguereber Mosque in Timbuktu

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Photo of a camel caravan taken by François-Edmond Fortier in the early 20th century in Timbuktu