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Research shows African guides, not just Europeans, mapped colonial-era Africa

Historian Bassett debunks myth that Europeans alone mapped Africa

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University of Illinois professor emeritus Thomas J. Bassett published an essay in The Conversation arguing that colonial-era maps of West Africa relied heavily on African ground and oral mapping traditions, which Europeans largely failed to credit.

Historian Bassett debunks myth that Europeans alone mapped Africa
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“As an expert on the map history of Africa, I know that this is a misconception which deserves rethinking.”

Thomas J. Bassett

Thomas J. Bassett Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignMoky Makura Author, journalist; head of Africa No FilterHenri Duveyrier 19th-century French explorerLouis-Gustave Binger French Navy lieutenant and explorerJean-Baptiste Marchand French Navy lieutenant and explorer

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