4. 14th century Catalan Atlas with Timbuktu and Mansa Musa 50 in cost for this

50 in cost for this postcard is donated to the Alpha Daouna school in Timbuktu

Photo taken by Fatouma Harber in Timbuktu

In this excerpt of the Catalan Atlas

25 inches or 6 centimeters

The interior of the Djinguereber Mosque

4. 14th century Catalan Atlas with Timbuktu and Mansa Musa 50 in cost for thisThis is a small section of a famous map known as the Catalan Atlas, produced in 1375. The Atlas is attributed to Abraham Cresques, a Jewish book illuminator and map maker. The original version is housed at the Bibliothque Nationale de France. (from UC Berkeley) Timbuktu was already a center of trade and learning before Mansa Musa arrived, but it was after he annexed the city to his empire, following his hajj to Mecca, that Timbuktu truly prospered.