Holograph signed: Michiel Moro [di?] Marin. Written in Italian; addressed to Venice by a Venetian firm's agent in London. Accompanied by an English translation (translator unknown), and a commentary by Lucio Marson, dated 1973 March 16, Rutherford, N.J. (5 leaves of typescript).
Creator:
Moro, Michiel
Contributor:
Dolpfin, Laurenzius
Created:
1444
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
This fragment of an unknown planisphere is of special interest for its portrayal of Africa. Area shown extends from the British and Canary Islands on the west to the Red and Black Seas on the east.
Created:
1450
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
Letter, 1479 July 12; Marco Bembo, Candia to Laurentio Bembo, Venice. The Bembos were a Venetian merchant family, and this correspondence reflects their trading in wine, cloth, hemp, and other commodities in the eastern Mediterranean.
Creator:
Bembo, Marco
Contributor:
Bembo, Laurentio
Created:
1479
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.