Catalan Atlas - Wikipedia
The Mali Empire and its riches are shown under the rule of Mansa Musa. The caption reads: This black Lord is called Musse Melly and is the sovereign of the land of the black people of Gineva (Ghana). This king is the richest and noblest of all these lands due to the abundance of gold that is extracted from his lands.[10]
Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time - Northwestern University
The Catalan Atlas demonstrates the significant European interest in global commerce and the prominence of West Africa in these networks of exchange. Mansa Musa, the emperor of Mali, is prominently depicted on the second panel seated on a throne and holding a …
The Catalan Atlas - Smarthistory
Mansa Musa (Sheet 3B), Catalan Atlas, Elisha ben Abraham Cresques, 1375, Majorca (Bibliothèque Nationale de France) Perhaps the most famous ruler portrait in Cresques’s map Mansa Musa, is the 14th-century ruler of the Mali Empire known for its abundant resources in …
The Catalan Atlas - Travelers Along the Silk Roads, 10th Century …
2024年10月24日 · To the east of the Touareg figure is Mansa Musa, King of Mali between 1312 and 1337, who encouraged the development of Islamic learning and whose kingdom was known for its substantial gold reserves. The map shows the relative predominance of Christianity vs. Islam by location, picturing crosses and onion domes, respectively.
Medieval Map Points to World's Richest Man, Maybe Ever
2019年1月31日 · The real answer is in the pages of a Medieval manuscript, The Catalan Atlas. Centered on a page of trade routes sits a West African king holding a golden coin: Mansa Musa, the wealthiest...
Take a Close Look at the Catalan Atlas, One of the Most Lavish …
Mansa Musa. Mansa Musa was the king of the Malian Empire from 1312 till 1337. He is depicted here with a lump of gold in his right hand and a staff with a fleur-de-lis in his left hand. He became famous in Europe for his wealth after his pilgrimage to Mecca (the Hajj).
The Catalan Atlas – Likenesses into Presence - Carleton College
2020年6月9日 · The Catalan Atlas shows the world known to a fourteenth-century European: although focused primarily on the Mediterranean sea, it covers the Canary Isles in the Atlantic and parts of the west coast of Africa, Scandinavia, and Asia.
Mansa Musa - Wikipedia
Depiction of Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century, from the 1375 Catalan Atlas.The label reads: This Black Lord is called Musse Melly and is the sovereign of the land of the black people of Gineva ().This king is the richest and noblest of all these lands due to the abundance of gold that is extracted from his lands.
The Trans-Saharan Trade Network According to the Catalan Atlas
2018年3月11日 · The second inscription, pointing to the power and wealth of Mali and its ruler, reads, “This Black lord is called Musse Melly [mansa Musa Keita of Mali, r. 1312-37], lord of the Blacks of Guinea. The king is the richest and most distinguished ruler of this whole region, on account of the great quantity of gold that is found in his land.”
The Catalan Atlas - by M. E. Rothwell - Cosmographia
2024年6月3日 · East of him, we see perhaps the most famous image from the Catalan Atlas: that of Mansa Musa, possibly the richest man who ever lived. Around 50 years before the map’s production, Musa had embarked on his now-legendary hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
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