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  2. Marco Polo - Wikipedia

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    The 1453 Fra Mauro map was said by Giovanni Battista Ramusio (disputed by historian/cartographer Piero Falchetta, in whose work the quote appears) to have been partially based on the one brought from Cathay by Marco Polo: That fine illuminated world map on parchment, which can still be seen in a large cabinet alongside the choir of their ...

  3. File:Travels of Marco Polo.svg - Wikipedia

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  4. File:Travels of Marco Polo.png - Wikipedia

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  5. Marco Polo may have discovered America hundreds of years ...

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    A map may prove that Marco Polo discovered America more than two centuries before Christopher Columbus. A sheepskin map, believed to be a copy of the 13th century Italian explorer's, may indicate ...

  6. The Travels of Marco Polo - Wikipedia

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    'The Million', possibly derived from Polo's nickname "Emilione"), [1] in English commonly called The Travels of Marco Polo, is a 13th-century travelogue written down by Rustichello da Pisa from stories told by Venetian explorer Marco Polo. It describes Polo's travels through Asia between 1271 and 1295, and his experiences at the court of Kublai ...

  7. Denis Belliveau - Wikipedia

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    Denis Belliveau is an American photographer, author and explorer notable for retracing Marco Polo's route from Europe to Asia and back, a feat which culminated in the publication of the documentary and book titled In the Footsteps of Marco Polo; [2] the documentary has been used by Belliveau to create a unique interdisciplinary educational curriculum that he presents at schools and libraries ...

  8. Chronology of European exploration of Asia - Wikipedia

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    The Fra Mauro map, completed around 1459, is a map of the then-known world. Following the standard practice at that time, south is at the top. The map was said by Giovanni Battista Ramusio to have been partially based on the one brought from Cathay by Marco Polo. This is a chronology of the early European exploration of Asia. [1]

  9. Early world maps - Wikipedia

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    The Genoese map of 1457 is a world map that relied extensively on the account of the traveller to Asia Niccolo da Conti, rather than the usual source of Marco Polo. [37] The author is unknown, but is a more modern development than the Fra Mauro world map , less intricate and complete, with fairly good proportions given to each of the continents.