The Mandeville, John, Sir creator text utu 1997 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Travels of Sir John Mandeville" by Sir John Mandeville is a travelogue written between 1357 and 1371 that claims to chronicle an Englishman's journey across the Near East to India and China. Blending fact with fantasy, this extraordinarily popular medieval work drew from various sources including Odoric of Pordenone and Armenian monk Hetoum. Though "Sir John Mandeville" was likely an invented author and many travels described are unreliable or fantastical, the book profoundly influenced explorers like Christopher Columbus, serving as a curious mix of pilgrimage guide and exotic wonder tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandeville%27s_Travels Itinerarium Release date is 1997-01-01 Transcribed from the 1900 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price Originally published: Macmillan and Co.,, 1900 Translated from Anglo-Norman Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800 Mandeville, John, Sir -- Travel Geography, Medieval Palestine -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Orient -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 G Macmillan and Co.,, 1900 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/782 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/782 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133036.0 782