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Niccolò de' Conti

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Venetian merchant

Historical FiguresLived 1395 to 1469 · aged 74
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Niccolò de' Conti was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer. Born in Chioggia, he traveled to India and Southeast Asia, and possibly to Southern China, during the early 15th century.

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Le voyage aux Indes de Nicolò de' Conti (1414-1439)Le voyage aux Indes de Nicolò de' Conti (1414-1439)The accounts of Niccolò de' Conti influenced the maker of the 1457 Genoese map, in the form of geographic conceptions and several quotes and names taken directly from Conti.[12]The accounts of Niccolò de' Conti influenced the maker of the 1457 Genoese map, in the form of geographic conceptions and several quotes and names taken directly from Conti.[12]The Fra Mauro map of 1460 also relied extensively on Conti.The Fra Mauro map of 1460 also relied extensively on Conti.

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Niccolò de' Conti was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer. Born in Chioggia, he traveled to India and Southeast Asia, and possibly to Southern China, during the early 15th century. He was one of the sources used to create the 1450 Fra Mauro map, which indicated that there was a sea route from Europe around Africa to India.

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deceased
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Lived 1395 to 1469 · aged 74
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