By 1914, European powers controlled 90% of Africa, with only Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) and Liberia remaining independent. A French map of Africa ... (e.g., France used colonial troops along ...

The show, "To the Mountains of the Moon: Mapping African Exploration, 1541-1880," will open at 5 p.m. Sunday ... And, unwittingly, perhaps, the men and their maps enabled the 'scramble for Africa' by ...

Organisers hope the exhibition challenges Western perspectives of Africa, of slavery and colonial exploitation. It is using the Chinese map alongside South African rock art to illustrate the history ...