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The Mysteries of the Marco Polo Maps
Benjamin B. Olshin
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| #1149802 in Books | 2014-10-29 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.90 x6.00l,.0 | File type: PDF | 176 pages||8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.| Fascinating stuff|By Thomas Reiter|I just finished this very interesting book, and wanted to post a quick review.
This book, by an actual "historian of cartography" (and university professor), describes the rather enigmatic and utterly unique collection of maps which were apparently brought from Italy by an immigrant in the early 20th century. Despite this person's||
“Olshin’s book tugs powerfully at the imagination of anybody interested in the Polo story, medieval history, old maps, geographical ideas, European voyages of discovery, and early Chinese legends.”
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, scholars have long debated their veracity. Some have argued that Polo never even reached China, while others believe that he came as far as the Americas....
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Mysteries of the Marco Polo Maps | Benjamin B. Olshin. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
