The geography of North Africa has been reasonably well known among Europeans since classical antiquity in Greco-Roman geography. Northwest Africa was known as either Libya or Africa, while Egypt was c
Prince Henry of Portugal in 15th century triptych of St. Vincent, by Nuno Gonçalves
17th-century crucifix, copper alloy, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Routes of European explorers in Africa to 1853
Heinrich Barth approaching Timbuktu in 1853
Colonisation of Africa
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External colonies were first founded in Africa during antiquity. Ancient Greeks and Romans established colonies on the African continent in North Africa, similar to how they established settler-coloni
European exploration of Africa
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