The mid 15th-century Catalan centered on Jerusalem

Catalan-Estense World Map (Mappamundi). A mid–15th-century Catalan map below centered on Jerusalem, includes reasonably accurate information on the African coast and interior as far south as knowledge of the period reached. Southward of that, the cartographer did his best to harmonize scanty fact and plausible geographical theory. UPPER: BRITISH LIBRARY (MAPS.C.27.F.14); LOWER: BIBLIOTECA ESTENSE / SCALA / ART RESOURCE