How the Hausa Put Themselves on the Map (Literally!) @FromNothing
How the Hausa Put Themselves on the Map (Literally!) @FromNothing
Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Despite West Africas extensive history of literate Islamic states, we see relatively few indigneous cartographic traditions. Today we will discuss perhaps the only well-documented instance of an indigenously drawn map by a West African cartographer depicting his kingdom and its neighboring kingdoms.



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How the Hausa Put Themselves on the Map (Literally!)

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