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Marco Polo, Vespucci's Countryman
Marco Polo, the Venetian, exercised a strong and lasting influence upon the minds of Toscanelli, Columbus, Vespucci, and, through them, upon others, although he died in the first quarter of the century in which the first-named of this distinguished triad was born. All these had this birthright in common: they were Italians; and, moreover, it was in Genoa, the reputed birthplace of Columbus, that Marco Polo's adventures were first shaped into coherent narrative and given to the world.
- Author
- The Project Gutenberg EBook of Amerigo Vespucci, by Frederick A. Ober Published 1907
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- Wednesday 15 April 2020
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- 494*675
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- Century:13th , Country:Italy, Discovery
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