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Irresistible North : from Venice to Greenland on the trail of the Zen brothers / Andrea di Robilant.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Di Robilant, Andrea, 1957-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Discoveries in geography.
- Historiography.
- North Atlantic Region--Discovery and exploration--Historiography.
- North Atlantic Region.
- Zeno, Niccolò, -approximately 1395.
- Zeno, Niccolò.
- Zeno, Antonio, -approximately 1405.
- Zeno, Antonio.
- Zeno, Niccolò, 1515-1565.
- Explorers--Italy--Biography.
- Explorers.
- Italy.
- Faroe Islands.
- Faroe Islands Region.
- Faroe Islands--Discovery and exploration--Historiography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 228 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- From Venice to Greenland on the trail of the Zen brothers
- North
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
- Contents:
- Making a book
- Messer Nicolò
- Frislanda
- Zichmni
- Islanda
- Estotiland, Drogio, and Icaria
- Engroneland
- Squaring the circle
- Venetian puzzle.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780307269850
- 030726985X
- OCLC:
- 676726652
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