NATURAL EARTH
Present-day map
Public-domain geography used for orientation only.
ATLAS · PRESENT-DAY GEOGRAPHY · HISTORICAL EVIDENCE
ATLAS
A real geographic reference for locating Museum records. Present-day geography is orientation; it never invents a historical route.
HOW TO READ THIS ATLAS: Boundaries, coastlines and cities come from Natural Earth. Historical movement remains textual until qualified historical geometry is available.
Select a city, zoom or pan the map.
- OuagadougouBurkina Faso
- BamakoMali
- NiameyNiger
- AccraGhana
- AbidjanCôte d’Ivoire
- DakarSenegal
- ConakryGuinea
- LoméTogo
- CotonouBenin
HISTORICAL EVIDENCE
No invented routes
Historical routes require documented geometry, period, sources and uncertainty.
ACCESSIBILITY
The map is not the only path
Cities remain accessible through the text list and keyboard controls.