The Ottomans controlled much of Northern Africa between the 14th and 19th centuries , and had vassal arrangements with a number of Saharan states .
1803 Cedid Atlas , showing the Africa from the perspective of the Ottoman Empire .
The Ottoman Empire controlled much of Northern Africa between the 14th and 19th centuries , and had vassal arrangements with a number of Saharan states .
1803 Cedid Atlas , showing the Africa from the perspective of the Ottoman Empire .