rel="nofollow" href="#ulink_fe3a98ea-af78-5488-b3a4-803631ed585f">The World-Map of Cosmas, 6th century
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The oldest Christian Map.
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The Mountain of Cosmas
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A Viking Ship
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From Professor MONTELIUS'S book on Scandinavian archæology.
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A Khalif on his Throne
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From the Ancona Map, 1497.
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A Chinese Emperor giving Audience, 9th century
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From an old Chinese MS. at Paris.
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The Scene of Sindbad's Voyages
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From EDRISI'S Map, 1154.
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Sindbad's Giant Roc
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From an Oriental Miniature Painting.
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Jerusalem and the Pilgrims' Ways to it, 12th century
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From a Map of the 12th century at Brussels.
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Two Emperors of Tartary
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From the Catalan Map, 1375.
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A Tartar Camp
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From the Borgian Map, 1453.
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Initial Letter from the MS. of Rubruquis at Cambridge
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How the Brothers Polo set out from Constantinople with their nephew Marco for China
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From a Miniature Painting in 14th century Livre des Merveilles.
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Marco Polo lands at Ormuz
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From a Miniature in the Livre des Merveilles.
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Kublai Khan
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From an old Chinese Encyclopædia at Paris.
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Marco Polo
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From a Woodcut in the first printed edition of MARCO POLO'S Travels, 1477.
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A Japanese Fight against the Chinese at the time when Marco Polo first saw the Japanese
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From an ancient Japanese Painting.
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Sir John Mandeville on his Travels
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From a MS. in the British Museum.
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An Emperor of Tartary
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From the Map ascribed to SEBASTIAN CABOT, 1544.
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A Caravan in Cathay
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From the Catalan Map, 1375.
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The Turin Map of the World, 8th century
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A T-map, 10th century
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A T-map, 13th century
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The Kaiser holding the World
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From a 12th-century MS.
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The "Anglo-Saxon" Map of the World, drawn about 990 A.D.
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From the Cotton MSS. in the British Museum.
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Africa—from Ceuta to Madeira
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From FRA MAURO'S Map, 1457.
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The Voyage to Cape Blanco from Cape Bojador
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From FRA MAURO'S Map, 1457.
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A Portion of Africa illustrating Cadamosto's Voyage beyond Cape Blanco
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From FRA MAURO'S Map, 1457.
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Sketch of Africa
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From FRA MAURO'S Map of the World, 1457.
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Negro Boys
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From CABOT'S Map, 1544.
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