What does the map Mansa Musa represent? Mansa Musa (Sheet 3B), Catalan Atlas, Elisha ben Abraham Cresques, 1375, Majorca (Bibliothèque Nationale de France) Whereas Africa often appears on the margins of medieval European maps, Cresques's depiction of Mansa Musa represents Africa as a powerful economic center. https://www.khanacademy.org The Catalan Atlas (article) - Khan Academy