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Author Olshin, Benjamin B., author.

Title The mysteries of the Marco Polo maps / Benjamin B. Olshin.

Publication Info. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  912.09 OLSHIN    Check Shelf
Description ix, 174 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Subject Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?
Cartography -- History.
Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? (OCoLC)fst00035719
Cartography. (OCoLC)fst00848025
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Cartography.
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9780226149820 hardcover
022614982X hardcover
9780226149967 electronic bk.
Standard No. 40024237474
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