Niccolò De' Conti Immerses Himself in the East
Overview
Between 1419 and 1444, Niccolò de' Conti undertook an odyssey that has been compared with that of Marco Polo some 150 ye...
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Niccolò De' Conti
c. 1396-1469
Italian Explorer
For a quarter-century beginning in 1419, Venetian merchant and adventurer Niccolò de' Conti engaged in an adventure recalling th...
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The Venetian merchant-adventurer Niccolò de' Conti (ca. 1396-1469) contributed greatly to Europe's knowledge of the Eastern world.Niccolò de'Conti was from a noble mercantile family; at ...
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