A full printed page in Italian describing Ciampagu, its gold, royal palace, and the failed invasion by the Great Khan's forces.

1528 · Printed letterpress page

The gold and invasion of Ciampagu

Benedetto Bordone

Why it matters

The passage repeats the golden palace and the Great Khan's failed invasion, showing how Polo's report was condensed and recirculated through sixteenth-century print beside the island map.

Publication
Libro di Benedetto Bordone nel qual si ragiona de tutte l'isole del mondo
Holding institution
Biblioteca civica Berio, Genova
Shelfmark
m.r.D.III.2.1, folio LXVIIv
Rights
Public-domain printed work; digital image from Biblioteca Digitale Ligure

Citation

Bordone, Benedetto. Description of Ciampagu. Libro di Benedetto Bordone nel qual si ragiona de tutte l'isole del mondo. Venice, 1528, fol. LXVIIv. Biblioteca civica Berio, m.r.D.III.2.1.