The Ancient Silk Road Map: An Illustrated Map Featuring the Ancient Network of Routes Between China and Europe (Odyssey Maps) Unknown - 2007

Paperback. Very Good.

Hong Kong * * * * * : Odyssey Publications; Airphoto International Ltd. , 2007. Soft cover. Fine. Map: Fine/, 2007 . Map: Fine/, $589.80, Reduced From. 9789622177888 the ANCIENT SILK ROAD MAP: an Illustrated Map Featuring the Ancient Network of Routes Between CHINA and EUROPE; One large overview map and three detailed regional maps. Comprehensive notes with cultural and Historical information on key places and people, 35 superb colour photographs, easy~to~use fold~out format. ONLINE Synopsis: Made famous in the West by the Venetian adventurer, Marco Polo, the ancient Silk Road spanned one-quarter of the circumference of the Earth. An intricate network of trading routes, in its heyday it stretched from Lyoyang and Xi'an in China, through Central Asia to Istanbul and Rome, perhaps the first example of the globalisation of trade. Untold perils, both natural and man-made, awaited the hardy merchants and travellers who ventured along the Silk Road's many branches in search of profit,… Leer más