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The Voyages of the Venetian Brothers, Nicolo & Antonio Zeno to the Northern Seas in the XIVth Century; Comprising the Latest Known Accounts of the Lost Colony of Greenland and of the Norseman in America Before Columbus
by Major, Richard Henry
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New York, (1971): Burt Franklin. Octavo. cii, 62 pages, index, folding maps of Greenland, the Faeroe Islands, the southwest coast of Greenland, and finally a nice facsimile copy of their original navigational map. Towards the close of the fourteenth century Niccoli Zeno, a member of one of the noblest and most ancient families in Venice, went, at his own expense, on a voyage, rather of curiosity than discovery, into the northern seas. In his next voyage, his brother Antonio joined him and they sailed widely, actually touching the shores of north America a century before the events at the end of the 15th century with Columbus and the early exploration of America. A very important account of early travels that deal with the discoveries of north America before the traditional dates beginning with 1492. BOund in blue cloth, spine lettering gilt. A handsome nera fine copy.
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- Title
- The Voyages of the Venetian Brothers, Nicolo & Antonio Zeno to the Northern Seas in the XIVth Century; Comprising the Latest Known Accounts of the Lost Colony of Greenland and of the Norseman in America Before Columbus
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- Major, Richard Henry
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- Used
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- Publisher
- Burt Franklin
- Place of Publication
- New York, (1971)
- Keywords
- North America Greenland Faeroe Islands Niccoli Zeno The Hakluyt Society
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- Travel and Exploration;
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