Catalan Atlas
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The Catalan Atlas is a medieval world map, or mappa mundi, probably created in the late 1370s or the early 1380s, that has been described as the most important map of the Middle Ages in the Catalan la
Montage of 8 pages (the third to sixth leaves) of the original 1375 Catalan Atlas
Depiction of Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali Empire, holding a gold object
Depiction of the king of Organa, "Rey de Organa".
Depiction of the ruler of the Ilkhanate and his realm.
Marco Polo
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Marco Polo was an Italian merchant, explorer, and writer from the Republic of Venice who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in The Travels of Ma
Catalan Atlas
…Catalan Atlas illustrates numerous religious references as well as a synthesis of medieval mappae mundi and the travel literature of the time, especially Marco Polo's Book of Marvels and Mandeville's Travels and Voyage of Sir John Mandeville. Many Indian and Chinese cities can be identified. The explanatory texts…
A commemorative plaque on the site of Casa Polo in Venice, part of the Teatro Malibran which was built upon Polo's house
Corte Seconda del Milion, Venice, next to Polo's house, is named after the nickname of Polo, Il Milione
A mosaic of Marco Polo displayed in the Palazzo Doria-Tursi, Genoa, Italy
A close-up of the Catalan Atlas depicting Marco Polo travelling to the East during the Pax Mongolica