Marco Polo and the discovery of the world
Larner, John1999
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Exploring the range of influence of Marco Polo's book on the history of geography and exploration, this study assesses the findings of modern scholarship and offers an account of Polo and his family, and of the reasons the book came into being.
Main title:
Marco Polo and the discovery of the world / John Larner.
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Imprint:
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, c1999.
Collation:
xiii, 250p., [16]p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Map on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-242) and index.
ISBN:
9780300079715 (hbk)
Dewey class:
915.10425951.025
Local class:
B POLO, M
Language:
English
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BRN:
266325