Venetian navigators - Andrea Di Robilant
the voyages of the Zen brothers to the far north
Stockfoto
KORTE INHOUD
In the 14th century, Nicolo and Antonio Zen journeyed from Venice up the North Atlantic, encountering warrior princes, fighting savage natives and, just possibly, reaching the New World a full century before Columbus. The story of their adventure travelled throughout Europe, from the workshop of the great cartographer Mercator to the court of Elizabeth I. For centuries, the brothers were international celebrities, until, in 1835, the story was denounced as a 'tissue of lies' and the Zens faded into oblivion...
Details
2011 Uitgever: Faber And Faber 244 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0571243770 ISBN-13: 9780571243778Helaas, laatste exemplaar werd verkocht (door Fenix Books). Vind andere edities via de zoekbalk bovenaan!