Grayscale map of the Atlantic showing most of the Americas, Europe, and Africa. There are arrows showing the direction of trade, and each arrow has at least one number attached to it. The numbers match a key on the side that lists the products being traded and their place of origin. There are 15 different sets of commodities listed:
1:Midlands & Birmingham: Guns, Gunpowder, Metalware, Silks
2: Liverpool & Lancashire: Cotton-linens
3: Lancashire: Linens, Cottons, Cotton-linens
4: India: Cottons Cowries
5: Midlands & London: Metalware, Silks, Ceramics, Glassware, Guns
6: London & Glasgow: Credit, Shipping Insurance
7: New England: Beef & Pork, Fish, Rum, Wood, Whale products
8: Mid-Atlantic: Grain
9: Chesapeake Colonies: Tobacco
10: Carolinas, Rice, Indigo
11: Caribbean: Sugar, Molasses
12: Brazil: Coffee
13: Brazil: Gold
14: Mexico / Peru: Silver
15: Britain: Grain, Manufactures
The map has a set of grey arrows going from West Africa to the Americas showing the number of enslaved workers transported. The arrows are sized relative to the numbers. The largest arrow shows 6 million enslaved workers going to the Caribbean. 3.5 million went to Africa, 650,000 to the Spanish colonies in Central and South America, and 400,000 to North America.
A key in the bottom right lists a set of African kingdoms that participated in the selling of enslaved workers, including Benin, the Oyo Empire, Dahomey, the Ashanti Confederacy, the Kingdom of Allada, the Kingdom of Whydah, and the Nupe people. These kingdoms are outlined on the map.
A map of eurasia, done to look something like a pirate map with torn and aged edges. The label reads "Trade, Treasures & Shipwrecks in the Medieval World." There five medallions with drawings in them, and arrows leading from them to points on the map. From left to right:
1. A two-masted ship, with the label "Sirรงe Limani, 1025." The arrow points to the mediterranean, just off of southwestern Anatolia.
2. A drawing of a jade buddha statue, with the label "Helgo Treasure, 6th C."
3. A drawing of a large oriental-style ship with 3 masts, with the label reading "Shinan Wreck, 14th C.: The arrow points to southwestern Korea
4. A two-masted oriental ship, with a label reading "Quanzhou Wreck, 13th C." The arrow points to the western coast of China.
5. A two-masted ship with the label "Beiltung Wreck, 830." The arrow points to the sea just east of Sumatra.
In addition, the map shows lists a number of important medieval trade cities, and red lines showing major trade routes. The Red Sea is colored a dark, rusty red as a tip of the hat to medieval mapmakers.
A B&W map of Italy in the 6th century, with a number of cities noted. It is a Surprised Eel map, so there is an eel in the compass rose.
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