The mysteries of the Marco Polo maps /

In the thirteenth century, Italian merchant and explorer Marco Polo traveled from Venice to the far reaches of Asia, a journey he chronicled in a narrative titled Il Milione, later known as The Travels of Marco Polo. While Polo's writings would go on to inspire the likes of Christopher Columbus...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Olshin, Benjamin B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2014]
Temas:
Polo, Marco, > 1254-1323?
Cartography > History.
Cartographie > Histoire.
REFERENCE > Atlases & Gazetteers.
TRAVEL > Maps & Road Atlases.
Cartography
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The "Marco Polo" maps and the Polo family
  • Who was "Biaxio Sirdomap"?
  • To the distant east
  • The daughters' maps
  • Chronicles and histories
  • Maps of the new world
  • Conclusions and future directions
  • Appendix 1: an inventory of the documents
  • Appendix 2: a partial genealogy of the Rossi family
  • Appendix 3: a genealogy of the Polo family.

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