Venetian Navigators: The Voyages of the Zen Brothers to the Far North
- Publisher : Faber & Faber
- Illustrations : b/w illus
Description:
The author sets out to discover the truth about voyages of Nicolò and Antonio Zen who it is said journeyed from Venice up the North Atlantic, possibly, reaching the New World a full century before Columbus. To solve one of Venice's most intriguing mysteries the author goes on a fascinating journey of his own, from the Palazzo Zen in Venice to the Orkney Islands, Shetland, the Faroes, Iceland and an isolated monastery in Greenland.
Condition
Vg in d/w