'The King of this Country is adored of the common people'
| This extract from an early-17th-century map of Africa shows the
area along the west coast with which John Hawkins had begun to trade
almost a century earlier. In Hawkins' day, mapping of Africa was still in its infancy. This remarkably detailed map, with its occasional commentary on the habits and wealth of its inhabitants - such as 'The King of this Country is adored of the common people' - is the earliest map of Africa held in The National Archives. CO 700/Africa0 (?1626) |
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