Counter-Atlas of the Road · Invisible Borders 2026 · Marrakesh to Lagos

Field photographs.

Published photographs from the route archive. Each image is presented under the duotone rust treatment and carries attribution. Seed images appear until field photographs arrive.

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Tanner at work, Medina of Marrakech, Morocco.
Marrakesh, Morocco, 10 Oct 202631.6295° N, 7.9811° W · Petar Milosevicseed image
Ramparts of Essaouira.
Essaouira, Morocco, Estimated sequence 0231.5085° N, 9.7595° W · Kayakyseed image
Aerial view of Agadir.
Agadir, Morocco, Estimated sequence 0330.4278° N, 9.5981° W · Marco Rissseed image
Faro de Sidi Ifni and walls.
Sidi Ifni, Morocco, Estimated sequence 0429.3798° N, 10.1800° W · Anass Sedratiseed image
Camel statues at the entrance to the town of Tan-Tan, Morocco.
Tan-Tan, Morocco, Estimated sequence 0528.4380° N, 11.1032° W · Said456seed image
Cycling north of Tarfaya.
Tarfaya, Morocco, Estimated sequence 0627.9370° N, 12.9260° W · Alexander Leisserseed image
The old Spanish Saint Francis of Assisi Cathedral in Laayoune.
Laayoune, Morocco, Estimated sequence 0727.1536° N, 13.2033° W · Bjorn Christian Torrissenseed image
Ships graveyard, Nouadhibou, Mauritania.
Nouadhibou, Mauritania, Estimated sequence 1020.9425° N, 17.0362° W · Sebastian Losadaseed image
Beach scene in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Nouakchott, Mauritania, Estimated sequence 1118.0735° N, 15.9785° W · Ferdinand Reusseed image
Pont Faidherbe in Saint-Louis, Senegal.
Saint-Louis, Senegal, Estimated sequence 1316.0326° N, 16.4896° W · Ji-Elleseed image
Place de l'Independance in Dakar.
Dakar, Senegal, Estimated sequence 1414.7167° N, 17.4677° W · mostroneddoseed image
Railway station near Tambacounda, Senegal.
Tambacounda, Senegal, Estimated sequence 1513.7689° N, 13.6681° W · Dousheyseed image
Street scene in Kayes, Mali.
Kayes, Mali, Estimated sequence 1614.4469° N, 11.4445° W · NOAA personnel, African Monsoon Activities 2006seed image
Cite du Niger, Bamako.
Bamako, Mali, Estimated sequence 1712.6392° N, 8.0029° W · Rgaudinseed image
Market scene in Sikasso, Mali.
Sikasso, Mali, Estimated sequence 1811.3176° N, 5.6697° W · C. Huguesseed image
Household goods vendor in Bobo-Dioulasso.
Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, Estimated sequence 1911.1771° N, 4.3000° W · Adam Jonesseed image
Shade and rest in Ouagadougou.
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Estimated sequence 2012.3714° N, 1.5197° W · Roman Bonnefoyseed image
Van in Tamale, Ghana.
Tamale, Ghana, Estimated sequence 229.4034° N, 0.8393° W · Matti Blumeseed image
Museum display in Kumasi, Ghana.
Kumasi, Ghana, Estimated sequence 236.6885° N, 1.6244° W · jbdodaneseed image

All Wikimedia seed images are listed under their stated licences. Field photographs will replace seed images as the journey unfolds Oct–Nov 2026.

Counter-Atlas of the Road · Invisible Borders Trans-African Road Trip 2026 · prepared by Gerardo Ezequiel