The book of Marco Polo : copy with annotations by Christopher Columbus which is conserved at the Capitular and Columbus Library of Sevilla / English translation of the publication by professor Juan Gil

Author:: Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?
Uniform Title:: Travels of Marco Polo. English
Published:: Madrid : Testimonio Compañia Editorial, 1986.
Physical Description:: 107 pages ; 24 cm.
Additional Creators:: Gil, Juan and Pipino, Francesco, active 13th century-14th century

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Tabula Americae ; 5

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ISBN:

8486290112
9788486290115

Note:

Translation of the Latin version made by Francesco Pipino from the Franco-Venetian original of Marco Polo's report of his travels.
Spine title: Marco Polo of the book [sic].
A facsimile of Columbus's copy (of the edition printed between 1483 and 1485 by Gerard Leeu at Gouda) was published by Testimonio under title: Libro de las maravillas del mundo.
The title page notwithstanding, Columbus's annotations are not included in this translation. His annotations can be seen as marginalia in the facsimile of the Latin original and in Gil's transcription/Spanish translation of the facsimile, also issued by Testimonio as no. 5 in the series Tabula Americae under title: El libro de Marco Polo.

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Rare Books copy: Purchased from Facsimile Finder; 2020.

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