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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. 25v-26r
Description:
Nine islands of mountains and trees
These islands are not identified by name or location, but we read that sailors navigate them by the winds that blow consistently across them.