Venetian Navigators: The Voyages of the Zen Brothers to the Far North

by Andrea di Robilant and James Cameron

Book Overview

In the 14th century, Nicol? and Antonio Zen journeyed from Venice up the North Atlantic, encountering warrior princes, fighting savage natives and, just possibly, reaching the New World a full century before Columbus. The story of their adventure travelled throughout Europe, from the workshop of the great cartographer Mercator to the court of Elizabeth I. For centuries, the brothers were international celebrities, until, in 1835, the story was denounced...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0571243770
• ISBN13: 9780571243778
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.7"