Asia, marking of Marco Polo's Travels

BOWEN, Emanuel.

A Map of Marco Polo's Voyages & Travels in the 13th Century through a Great part of Asia, all Tartary, the East India Islands & Part of Africa.
London, c.1744. Coloured. 195 x 298mm.

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An unusual map showing the lands travelled by Marco Polo on his voyage to China. Japan is shown as a peninsular and there is a decorative title cartouche depicting three men in Asian dress with a pile of treasures. From John Harris' 'Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca, or complete Collection of Voyages and Travels'.


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