The Book of the Marvels of the World, Marco Polo - Odoric of Pordenone

Nasir al-Din hunting elephants, f. 59r


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After a two-day journey south, you will arrive in the province of Burma, on the border with India. From there, you continue for fifteen days through uninhabited lands and vast forests teeming with elephants, unicorns, and other wild animals. In this region, there are no people or houses to be found.


f. 59r

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Nasir al-Din hunting elephants, f. 59r

After a two-day journey south, you will arrive in the province of Burma, on the border with India. From there, you continue for fifteen days through uninhabited lands and vast forests teeming with elephants, unicorns, and other wild animals. In this region, there are no people or houses to be found.


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