From my understanding of this piece, the Mapmaker sees Africa as a place where wealth exists. I see this in the depiction of Mansa Musa, the camels, and the landmarks noted by the buildings and flags. However, I do notice that although Mansa Musa is depicted as someone with power as noted by his posture and gold accents, he is not equal to the European powers. He is depicted as smaller than the other figures in the piece. Therefore, I infer that the mapmaker may still see Europe as higher than Africa.