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... Polo . 267 No. XXI . - The Work of Marco Polo 283 No. XXII . - Sir John Mandeville 292 No. XXIII . - The Zones 295 No. XXIV . - Of the Atalantis of Plato 297 T S. IT Praise X : II . Na IIT Contents . vii.
... Polo . 267 No. XXI . - The Work of Marco Polo 283 No. XXII . - Sir John Mandeville 292 No. XXIII . - The Zones 295 No. XXIV . - Of the Atalantis of Plato 297 T S. IT Praise X : II . Na IIT Contents . vii.
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... Polo . No. XXI . - The Work of Marco Polo 263 267 283 No. XXII . - Sir John Mandeville No. XXIII . - The Zones • 292 • 295 No. XXIV . - Of the Atalantis of Plato • 297 PAGE No. XXVII . - Discovery of the Island No. Contents . vii ...
... Polo . No. XXI . - The Work of Marco Polo 263 267 283 No. XXII . - Sir John Mandeville No. XXIII . - The Zones • 292 • 295 No. XXIV . - Of the Atalantis of Plato • 297 PAGE No. XXVII . - Discovery of the Island No. Contents . vii ...
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... that prompted Columbus to his undertaking , was no other than the work of Marco Polo , which , at that time , existed in manuscript in most of the Italian li . braries . Martin Alonzo was evidently acquainted with the work 200 Appendix .
... that prompted Columbus to his undertaking , was no other than the work of Marco Polo , which , at that time , existed in manuscript in most of the Italian li . braries . Martin Alonzo was evidently acquainted with the work 200 Appendix .
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... Polo , as lying at the extremity of India . No. XV . CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF AFRICA BY THE ANCIENTS . THE knowledge of the ancients with respect to the Atlantic coast of Africa is considered by modern inves- • Idem , Geog Universelle tom ...
... Polo , as lying at the extremity of India . No. XV . CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF AFRICA BY THE ANCIENTS . THE knowledge of the ancients with respect to the Atlantic coast of Africa is considered by modern inves- • Idem , Geog Universelle tom ...
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... Polo ( 1271 ) places Prester John near the great wall of China , to the north of Chan - si , in Teu- dich , a populous region full of cities and castles . Mandeville ( 1332 ) makes Prester sovereign of Upper India ( Asia ) , with four ...
... Polo ( 1271 ) places Prester John near the great wall of China , to the north of Chan - si , in Teu- dich , a populous region full of cities and castles . Mandeville ( 1332 ) makes Prester sovereign of Upper India ( Asia ) , with four ...
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Página 73 - ... same marvellous and inestimable qualities. Juan Ponce de Leon listened to these tales with fond credulity. He was advancing in life, and the ordinary term of existence seemed insufficient for his mighty plans. Could he but plunge into this marvellous fountain or gifted river, and come out with his battered, war-worn body restored to the strength and freshness and suppleness of youth, and his head still retaining the wisdom and knowledge of age, what enterprises might he not accomplish in the...
Página 74 - ... men young again. And here I must make protestation to your holiness not to think this to be said lightly or rashly, for they have so spread this rumor for a truth throughout all the court, that not only all the...
Página 352 - IN the name of the Most Holy Trinity, who inspired me with the idea, and afterwards made it perfectly clear to me, that I could navigate and go to the Indies from Spain, by traversing the ocean westwardly...