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While Marco Polo's writings would go on to inspire the likes of Christopher Columbus, scholars have long debated their veracity. Now, there's new evidence: a collection of fourteen little-known maps and related documents said to have belonged to the family of Marco Polo himself. The author offers an analysis of these artifacts.

The Mysteries of the Marco Polo Maps

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 29/10/2014
    ISBN13: 9780226149820, 978-0226149820
    ISBN10: 022614982X
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    Book Synopsis
    While Marco Polo's writings would go on to inspire the likes of Christopher Columbus, scholars have long debated their veracity. Now, there's new evidence: a collection of fourteen little-known maps and related documents said to have belonged to the family of Marco Polo himself. The author offers an analysis of these artifacts.

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