Interesting article. Goes in places unexpected.
Posted by Brada-Anansi (Member # 16371) on :
Actually a vet ES member The Explorer ,prefigured that article some yrs before. Not to nitpick or anything but they made some mistakes in the layout of the caption drawing of some of the cities thus we have this. otherswise not a bad write up. Did you know that in the 14th century the city of Timbuktu in West Africa was five times bigger than the city of London, and was the richest city in the world? The city above was a view of Benin city not Timbuktu. “Kumasi was the capital of the Asante Kingdom, 10th century-20th century. Drawings of life in Kumasi show homes, often of 2 stories, square buildings with thatched roofs, with family compounds arranged around a courtyard. The Manhyia Palace complex drawn in another sketch was similar to a Norman castle, only more elegant in its architecture. This was Timbuktu not Kumasi
