This illustration shows Sir John Mandeville on his Travels. It is from a manuscript in the British Museum. Mandeville is the supposed author of The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, a travel memoir which first circulated between 1357 and 1371. The earliest surviving text is in French. By aid of translations into many other languages, the work acquired extraordinary popularity.
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This illustration shows Sir John Mandeville on his Travels. It is from a manuscript in the British Museum. Mandeville is the supposed author of The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, a travel memoir which first circulated between 1357 and 1371. The earliest surviving text is in French. By aid of translations into many other languages, the work acquired extraordinary popularity.

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14th century Sir John Mandeville John Mandeville Mandeville Travels Travels of Sir John Mandeville travel memoir British explorer British traveler traveler tales travelers' tales British library 1300s 14th century

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