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A fact from Africae Tabula Nova appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 October 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Africae Tabula Nova(pictured) depicts the Niger River passing underground for about 60 miles (97 km), in accordance with a Latin legend?
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... that Africae Tabula Nova(pictured) depicts the Niger River passing underground for about 60 miles (97 km), in accordance with a Latin legend? Source: Bodenstein, Wulf (2017). Exploring Africa with Ancient Maps.
ALT1:... that Africae Tabula Nova(pictured) set "a high standard for European maps of Africa" and influenced later maps of the continent well into the 17th century? Source: Huseman, Ben W. (2021). Searching for Africa: The Map Collection of Dr. Jack Franke.
ALT2:... that Africae Tabula Nova(pictured) is the first map of Africa to include accurate information from European expeditions into the interior of the continent? Source: Betz, Richard L. (2007). The Mapping of Africa. and "New Map of Africa". World Digital Library.
Comment: One of the sources used in this article was published by the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, which is my employer. The article was created during a Wikipedia Meetup held at the UTA Libraries.
Overall: Very nice Article about a map of Ortelius. I love ancient maps and have also a small collection, so I really enjoyed reading it! The article is new enough, long enough and sourced. qpq has been provided, and Earwig gives low plagiarism. It is very well referenced, AGF on the not accessible sources. The hooks are all interesting and cited in the article. I personally prefer the first one. Good to go! Alex2006 (talk) 04:51, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Very nice Article about a map of Ortelius. I love ancient maps and have also a small collection, so I really enjoyed reading it! The article is new enough, long enough and sourced. qpq has been provided, and Earwig gives low plagiarism. It is very well referenced, AGF on the not accessible sources. The hooks are all interesting and cited in the article. I personally prefer the first one. Good to go! Alex2006 (talk) 04:51, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
