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

Essay recirculates widely across social and news aggregators

2 Nov 1 9:02 PM · 10d ago · 2 posts · 1 source · development 2 of 2

The article was reposted and summarized across Mastodon accounts, Google News, and Flipboard, extending reach of the finding that European explorers relied heavily on African guides, merchants and interpreters.

Essay recirculates widely across social and news aggregators
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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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  1. 2 outlets Who mapped Africa? Debunking the myth that Europeans alone plotted the continent

    first by Mastodon, 9d ago · also The Conversation

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