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A. Walsperger mappemonde (1448) (Germany)
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Taken from : http://www.flickr.com/photos/28433765@N07/3418563382/
Most of the placenames in Africa are fantasy.
The inscriptions on the map that are important to us are:
Mons Lune: Mountains of the Moon
Zumbaria: Zanzibar
Alexanda Zumbar: Alexandria (city founded by Alexander the Great) in Zanzibar
Left his worldmap; under a detail from the map.
