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NICCOLÒ AND MAFFEO

POLO BOW BEFORE KUBLAI

KHAN OUTSIDE HIS YURT.

ILLUSTRATION FROM A 15TH-

CENTURY EDITION OF MARCO

POLO’S TRAVELS

KUBLAI KHAN RELEASES HIS
FALCON TO FLY OFF IN SEARCH
OF PREY. ILLUSTRATION FROM A
15TH-CENTURY FRENCH EDITION
OF MARCO POLO’S TRAVELS