The Berlin Conference and the Case of the Missing Lake

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Lucas and Luna follow cartographer Georges Révoil through the Sahara's dead ends as he hunts for Lake Ptolemy, the phantom sea that haunted 19th-century maps. Along the way, they unravel how the Berlin Conference's principle of 'effective occupation' turned rumor into legal title, nearly giving France a lake that didn't exist. A story of faded expedition journals, Tuareg guides, and a measurement error that shaped borders for a century. #GeorgesRévoil #LakePtolemy #Sahara #Tuareg #Cartography #EffectiveOccupation #BerlinConference #ScrambleForAfrica #PhantomLake #FrenchEmpire #19thCentury #Exploration #History #Africa #Colonialism #Maps #Desert #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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