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Notice the bottom of the map in the Indian Ocean - it appears to conform to the shoreline of Southern and Southwestern Africa possibly up to Nigeria (forming the two rivers near Cattigara that come together akin to Lagos etc.). Given the rejection of sun on different sides of the ship noted in the commentary of the Necho circumnavigation, what are your thoughts about Greek/Roman/other ancient explorers circumnavigating the African continent?
Notice the bottom of the map in the Indian Ocean - it appears to conform to the shoreline of Southern and Southwestern Africa possibly up to Nigeria (forming the two rivers near Cattigara that come together akin to Lagos etc.). Given the rejection of sun on different sides of the ship noted in the commentary of the Necho circumnavigation, what are your thoughts about Greek/Roman/other ancient explorers circumnavigating the African continent?