Comments on: Monomotapa, Mutapa, Ophir, and King Solomon’s Mines http://www.geographicus.com/blog/rare-and-antique-maps/monomotapa-mutapa-and-king-solomons-mines/ Antique Maps and the Rare Map Trade Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:47:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kevin Brown http://www.geographicus.com/blog/rare-and-antique-maps/monomotapa-mutapa-and-king-solomons-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-2834 Kevin Brown Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:08:25 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/blog/?p=249#comment-2834 Thanks Robert! Kevin Thanks Robert!
Kevin

]]> By: robert putman http://www.geographicus.com/blog/rare-and-antique-maps/monomotapa-mutapa-and-king-solomons-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-2832 robert putman Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:03:47 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/blog/?p=249#comment-2832 Dear Kevin, I hit by accident on your article, very interesting. Robert Dear Kevin,
I hit by accident on your article, very interesting.
Robert

]]> By: Kevin Brown http://www.geographicus.com/blog/rare-and-antique-maps/monomotapa-mutapa-and-king-solomons-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-1100 Kevin Brown Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:58:22 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/blog/?p=249#comment-1100 Dear Liezl, It is most likely only partially true or not true. While the ruins of Great Zimbabwe were at various points contained within the Empire of Monomotapa, they had been abandoned by the time the first Europeans arrived. At least one early account notes that the King of Monomotapa kept several wives there, but otherwise, it was uninhabited. Great Zimbabwe was a political center for the African civilization the predated Monomotapa and from which the early settlers of Monomotapa were descended. It is commonly believed, as we note in our article, that Monomotapa was founded by a Prince of Zimbabwe, but was always considered a separate kingdom. Kevin Dear Liezl,

It is most likely only partially true or not true. While the ruins of Great Zimbabwe were at various points contained within the Empire of Monomotapa, they had been abandoned by the time the first Europeans arrived. At least one early account notes that the King of Monomotapa kept several wives there, but otherwise, it was uninhabited. Great Zimbabwe was a political center for the African civilization the predated Monomotapa and from which the early settlers of Monomotapa were descended. It is commonly believed, as we note in our article, that Monomotapa was founded by a Prince of Zimbabwe, but was always considered a separate kingdom.

Kevin

]]> By: Liezl http://www.geographicus.com/blog/rare-and-antique-maps/monomotapa-mutapa-and-king-solomons-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-1076 Liezl Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:11:07 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/blog/?p=249#comment-1076 I would like to know if the spculation that Great zimbabwe was the capital of Monomotapa can be true. I would like to know if the spculation that Great zimbabwe was the capital of Monomotapa can be true.

]]> By: Kevin Brown http://www.geographicus.com/blog/rare-and-antique-maps/monomotapa-mutapa-and-king-solomons-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-817 Kevin Brown Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:31:45 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/blog/?p=249#comment-817 I believe the Vigita Magna is the Orange River. -Kevin I believe the Vigita Magna is the Orange River.
-Kevin

]]> By: Net http://www.geographicus.com/blog/rare-and-antique-maps/monomotapa-mutapa-and-king-solomons-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Net Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:41:54 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/blog/?p=249#comment-745 Very interesting...do you mayby know what the legendary vigita magna is called today? [The vigita magna is the legendary river on which lay the frontier cities of Monomotapa.] Very interesting…do you mayby know what the legendary vigita magna is called today? [The vigita magna is the legendary river on which lay the frontier cities of Monomotapa.]

]]> By: Kevin Brown http://www.geographicus.com/blog/rare-and-antique-maps/monomotapa-mutapa-and-king-solomons-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-606 Kevin Brown Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:00:31 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/blog/?p=249#comment-606 Yes, I had not yet updated it. You will find that the link in question is now functional. Yes, I had not yet updated it. You will find that the link in question is now functional.

]]> By: sire http://www.geographicus.com/blog/rare-and-antique-maps/monomotapa-mutapa-and-king-solomons-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-605 sire Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:46:30 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/blog/?p=249#comment-605 great! but the link on the first map doesn't work... good article anyway great!

but the link on the first map doesn’t work…

good article anyway

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