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Map of the Far East and adjacent Pacific, recto
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Map of the Far East and adjacent Pacific, recto

See also Did Marco Polo “Discover” America?, Smithsonian Magazine. 1 map: ms., vellum; 22 x 19 cm., on sheet 29 x 41 cm.M3. Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu; Control Number: 2005633013; Languages: Arabic, Chinese, Italian; The map, in its ornamental frame, occupies the right side of the sheet. Drawing of a ship and an eight-line explanation of Roman numerals on left side of the sheet.; Place names in Arabic. Chinese in two columns, on right side of map. Text in Venetian Italian.; Undetermined authenticity.; Provenance unverified.; Pen-and-ink.; Further description of map appeared in article: Bagrow, Leo, 1948. The maps from the home archives of the descendants of a friend of Marco Polo. Imago Mundi, vol. V.; Includes key to identifying countries and regions designated by Roman numerals.; Translation of the explanation of Roman numerals: Marco Polo. I. India and the adjacent islands, according to what the Saracens say. II. Cattigara of Tartary, island of Zipangu and adjacent islands. III. Peninsula of the Sea Lions

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