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Marco Polo, 1477 (woodcut)

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BL3265658
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Marco Polo, 1477 (woodcut)
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British Library, London, UK
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woodcut
Date
1477 AD (C15th AD)
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Begin. Hie hebt sich an das puch des edeln Ritters Author: Polo, Marco / Nuremberg, 1477 Language: German Source/Shelfmark: G.6787, frontispiece Marco Polo. Full length portrait of the traveller and merchant, wearing a tall hat, tabard and hose. He stands against a stylised floral background, with an inscription in German round the frame. Image taken from Begin. Hie hebt sich an das puch des edeln Ritters vn landtfarers Marcho polo. In dem er schreibt die grossen wunderlichen ding dieser welt, etc. by Marco Polo, translated into German. . Originally published/produced in Nuremberg, 1477.

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13th century / 14th century / 15th century / Asia / writer / explorer / exploration / engraving / man / Italy / Europe / merchant / Middle Ages / Polo Marco (1254-1324) / portrait / profile / silk road / one person / Venice / Veneto / clothes / travel / diplomat / black and white / standing
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