{"product_id":"voyages-of-the-venetian-brothers-nicolo-and-antonio-zeno-to-the-northern-seas-in-the-xivth-century-comprising-the-latest-known-accounts-of-the-lost-colony-of-greenland-and-of-the-northmen-in-america-before-columbus-paperback-9781108011402","title":"Voyages of the Venetian Brothers, Nicolò and Antonio Zeno, to the Northern Seas, in the XIVth Century; Comprising the Latest Known Accounts of the Lost Colony of Greenland; and of the Northmen in America before Columb… (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108011402","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVoyages of the Venetian Brothers, Nicolò and Antonio Zeno, to the Northern Seas, in the XIVth Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eComprising the Latest Known Accounts of the Lost Colony of Greenland; and of the Northmen in America before Columbus\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVolume 50 of the publications of the Hakluyt Society (1873) contains a fabricated account of a voyage to North America.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Henry Major (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108011402, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 June 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages, 1 b\/w illus.  4 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.2 cm, 0.26 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. Nicolò (c. 1326–1402) and Antonio Zeno (died c. 1403) were navigators from Venice. In 1558 a descendant of Nicolò Zeno published a series of letters between the brothers purporting to show voyages of exploration undertaken in the north Atlantic and North America between 1390 and 1400. These letters are controversial and considered to be forgeries, as contemporary records place Nicolò Zeno in Venice during this period. However R. H. Major provides a sympathetic analysis of this material, demonstrating the ingenuity of this fabricated account.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Genealogical table of the Zeno family\u003cbr\u003e The discoverie of the islands of Frislands, Eslanda, Engronelanda, Estotilanda, and Icaria\u003cbr\u003e Description of Greenland in the fourteenth century by Ivar Bardsen\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265927368984,"sku":"9781108011402","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108011402i_5e2ac152-226a-4147-a08c-417d1b184a61.jpg?v=1694867528","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/voyages-of-the-venetian-brothers-nicolo-and-antonio-zeno-to-the-northern-seas-in-the-xivth-century-comprising-the-latest-known-accounts-of-the-lost-colony-of-greenland-and-of-the-northmen-in-america-before-columbus-paperback-9781108011402","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}