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Il mappamondo di Fra Mauro
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Item Data
Creator
Fra Mauro
Date
1956
Description
Fra Mauro was a Venetian monk who created a famous map of the world in 1459. He based his depiction of China on the accounts of explorer Marco Polo. This map can be found in this
book
.
Publisher
Tullia Gasparrini Leporace