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POLO, Marco (1254-1324). Marco Polo venetiano. In cui si tratta le meravigliose cose del mondo per lui vedute. Venice: Matteo Pagano, [1555].
POLO, Marco (1254-1324). Marco Polo venetiano. In cui si tratta le meravigliose cose del mondo per lui vedute. Venice: Matteo Pagano, [1555].
Rare early edition of the travels of Marco Polo, the first rich, vibrant picture of Asia to pervade and inspire the Western world. ‘As a story of adventure, an account of the experiences of one of the greatest travellers who ever lived, the book has remained alive’ (PMM). This milestone of travel writing circulated widely throughout the fourteenth century in manuscript form, captivating readers across Europe: ‘Marco Polo was the first to give anything approaching a correct and detailed account of China and the Far East’ (PMM), and his text was reliable enough to constitute the basis for much of the portolani and maps produced until the seventeenth century – Columbus having been among the notable readers and annotators of this extraordinary account. First published in a German translation (1477), it appeared in print in Latin in 1483-5 and then in Italian in 1496 – the most widely-read and influential of versions. This is an early reprint of the 1496 text. ‘The travels of Marco Polo in the East claim a place in an American collection in consequence of the remarks of distinguished geographers that they were perused by Columbus... and stimulated the great navigator to accomplish through the sea, what the Venetian traveller had by land’ (Sabin). EDIT16 CNCE 50668 (cf. 66667, variant dated 1555); Cordier, Sinica 1970; Sabin 44498; Western Travellers in China 6; cf. PMM 39.
Octavo (147 x 94mm). Publisher's woodcut device on title (a few corners skilfully repaired, repair to the inner upper corner of final text leaf affecting one letter.) Modern red morocco by G. Huser, spine with raised bands, gilt edges and turn-ins, marbled endpapers. Provenance: Livio Ambrogio (bookplate) – unidentified modern bookplate.
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POLO, Marco (1254-1324). Marco Polo venetiano. In cui si tratta le meravigliose cose del mondo per lui vedute. Venice: Matteo Pagano, [1555].
Rare early edition of the travels of Marco Polo, the first rich, vibrant picture of Asia to pervade and inspire the Western world. ‘As a story of adventure, an account of the experiences of one of the greatest travellers who ever lived, the book has remained alive’ (PMM). This milestone of travel writing circulated widely throughout the fourteenth century in manuscript form, captivating readers across Europe: ‘Marco Polo was the first to give anything approaching a correct and detailed account of China and the Far East’ (PMM), and his text was reliable enough to constitute the basis for much of the portolani and maps produced until the seventeenth century – Columbus having been among the notable readers and annotators of this extraordinary account. First published in a German translation (1477), it appeared in print in Latin in 1483-5 and then in Italian in 1496 – the most widely-read and influential of versions. This is an early reprint of the 1496 text. ‘The travels of Marco Polo in the East claim a place in an American collection in consequence of the remarks of distinguished geographers that they were perused by Columbus... and stimulated the great navigator to accomplish through the sea, what the Venetian traveller had by land’ (Sabin). EDIT16 CNCE 50668 (cf. 66667, variant dated 1555); Cordier, Sinica 1970; Sabin 44498; Western Travellers in China 6; cf. PMM 39.
Octavo (147 x 94mm). Publisher's woodcut device on title (a few corners skilfully repaired, repair to the inner upper corner of final text leaf affecting one letter.) Modern red morocco by G. Huser, spine with raised bands, gilt edges and turn-ins, marbled endpapers. Provenance: Livio Ambrogio (bookplate) – unidentified modern bookplate.
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