Mogadishu Flag?

[Helios]

If you look at the top right

The flag is like this - the one we know

Supposedly this is from Fernao Vaz Dourado's map of africa in 1576 but I haven't been able to find a source on it other than this website

Flags on a 1576 map

Anyone wanna try to find the map?

Here is from earlier world atlas and there's no flag

Atlas.

This atlas has been attributed to the important Portuguese cartographer, navigator, and illuminator Fernão Vaz Dourado (circa 1520-80), based on similarities between other maps by Vaz and illustrations in this manuscript. Vaz spent his last years in Portuguese Goa (present-day India) and is...

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[Factz]

I manage to find a Portuguese blog that has all types of medieval Portuguese discovery maps including the Mogadishu flag.

tropicalia

afmata-tropicalia.blogspot.com

Interestingly enough when you look at the Fernoa Vaz Dourada map.

West Africa.

Southeast Africa.

East Africa.

However, the map that shows the Mogadishu flag has a different drawing of world maps.

West Africa.

Southeast Africa.

East Africa.

When you check out the blog. It also sets up timelines for each maps so it could be that these maps weren't produced by Fernao Vaz Dourado nor in the year of 1576.

 

[Som]

I manage to find a Portuguese blog that has all types of medieval Portuguese discovery maps including the Mogadishu flag.

tropicalia

afmata-tropicalia.blogspot.com

Interestingly enough when you look at the Fernoa Vaz Dourada map.

West Africa.

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Southeast Africa.

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East Africa.

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However, the map that shows the Mogadishu flag has a different drawing of world maps.

West Africa.

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Southeast Africa.

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East Africa.

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When you check out the blog. It also sets up timelines for each maps so it could be that these maps weren't produced by Fernao Vaz Dourado nor in the year of 1576.

are these flag based on portuguese descriptions or are they just invented flags? if i'm not mistaken muslim states used single color flags (mostly black,red and green) with some arabic inscriptions

 

[Factz]

are these flag based on portuguese descriptions or are they just invented flags? if i'm not mistaken muslim states used single color flags (mostly black,red and green) with some arabic inscriptions

These flags were based on Portuguese descriptions and why would Muslim kingdoms show similar flags? The whole idea of having a flag is to be unique and recognizable in order to show that you're a separate entity from your neighbours.