Showing posts with label Prehistoric Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prehistoric Africa. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

The exploration of Western Africa

See also "Prehistoric and ancient Libya"  (posted on 2 April 2011).














Euthymenes of Massalia (ca. -570).
Palais de la Bourse, Marseille.
(From Wikipedia)






































Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Ptolemy's Geography

A. G. A - "Klaudiou Ptolemaeou Geographike Hyphegesis" (Geography) - 2001 - ISBN 960-7931-49-1



























An old map of the inhabited world ("Oikoumene") according to Ptolemy.















































































































































































































































































Saturday, April 2, 2011