A century before Columbus arrived in America, two brothers from
Venice are said to have explored parts of the New World. They
became legends during the Renaissance, and then the source of a
great scandal that would discredit their story. Today, they have
been largely forgotten.
In this very original work--part history, part travelogue--Andrea
di Robilant chronicles his discovery of a travel narrative
published in 1558 by the Venetian statesman Nicolo Zen. The text
and its fascinating nautical map re-created the travels of two of
the author's ancestors, brothers who claimed to have explored the
North Atlantic in the 1380s and 1390s. Di Robilant sets out to
discover why the Zens' account later came under attack as one of
the greatest frauds in geographical history. Was their map--and
even their journey--partially or perhaps entirely faked?
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