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Last name of Niccolò & Maffeo, who in 1271 were given papal letters to present to Kublai Khan |
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ITALIAN EXPLORERS |
2024-12-03 |
#9217 |
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In 1266 his father Niccolo & Uncle Maffeo became the first Europeans to reach what is now Beijing |
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ITALIAN EXPLORERS |
2015-12-14 |
#7191 |
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This Venetian's accounts of the Roc of Arabian myth may have been based on the Elephant Bird of Madagascar |
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2003-12-12 |
#4435 |
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In the 1290s, while in the service of Kublai Khan, this traveler from Venice visited the islands of Indonesia |
Marco Polo
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$400 |
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2002-06-20 |
#4114 |
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This Venetian traveler believed he found the kingdom of legendary King Prester John |
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$400 |
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2000-05-19 |
#3630 |
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Just 17 when he set sail for Kublai Khan's court, this Italian didn't return home for 24 years |
Marco Polo
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$200 |
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2000-02-08 |
#3557 |
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Between 1282 & 1287 this Venetian served as governor of Yangchow, China |
Marco Polo
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$200 |
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1997-10-06 |
#3011 |
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Through his writings, this Venetian gives us a description of Kublai Khan & his palace at Shang-Tu |
Marco Polo
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$200 |
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1997-05-08 |
#2934 |
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For many years after his death in 1324, he was considered Europe's greatest liar |
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EXPLORERS |
1996-02-13 |
#2642 |
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Rustichello wrote the original tale of this fellow prisoner's trip to the Far East in French |
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$600 |
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1996-01-05 |
#2615 |
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In 1292 he & his father & uncle left China for the last time |
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1994-05-26 |
#2254 |
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His book on his travels gave medieval Europe its first firsthand look at China |
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ITALIAN EXPLORERS |
1994-03-04 |
#2195 |
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In 1275 this Venetian & his father & uncle reached Shang-tu, the summer capital of Kublai Khan |
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1992-05-04 |
#1781 |
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He introduced to Europe paper money & coal as fuel which he brought back from China |
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$400 |
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1985-05-09 |
#174 |