MS M.461, fols. 11v–12r
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Livre des merveilles du monde
France, probably Angers
ca. 1460
281 x 220 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1911
MS M.461, fols. 11v–12r
Description:
Asia (left)
This image is unusually bland, showing only a landscape with two towns in the distance.
Bactria (right)
In the Middle Ages, as today, Bactria was famous for its camels, here driven by a turban-wearing man; they are, though, located in what looks to be a typical European town.