Jordan Catala of Sévérac was an Occitanian Dominican missionary and explorer in Asia known for his Mirabilia descripta describing the marvels of the East.
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![Christian flag of the King of Colombo, according to the Catalan Atlas (1375).[1] Jordan and his "Book of Marvels" (Mirabilia descripta, 1340) was probably the source of the information about Colombo (modern day Kollam) in the Catalan Atlas.[1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_the_King_of_Vijayanagara_in_the_Catalan_Atlas_%281375%29.png/330px-Flag_of_the_King_of_Vijayanagara_in_the_Catalan_Atlas_%281375%29.png)
Writers born in the 1290s 6
About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1290 to 1336 · aged 46
Written about in
13 languages
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