'It is a gripping traveller's tale of outlandishly beautiful coasts, brave adventurers, intrepid fishermen and lone scholars. Along the way he meets some wonderful characters who could have come out of the old sagas themselves ... The historical personages his narrative touches on are no less fascinating.' -- Suzi Feay, Independent on Sunday
'Venetian Navigators presents an intricate and absorbing perspective on a huge swathe of history.' Time Out Book of the Week
'In this hybrid of travelogue and history, di Robilant muses on questions of Venetian cartography and navigation as he follows in the brothers' footsteps ... The result is an absorbing work that vividly recreates post-medieval Venice as a glittering mercantile outpost of the Adriatic ... this is a diverting and delightful book, with numerous Renaissance-era nautical maps to amuse us along the way.' --Ian Thomson, Independent
'A seasoned and sympathetic traveller [di Roilant] is deft at describing landscapes and the people he meets. Into his enjoyable travelogue he skilfully weaves the fruits of his researches in libraries and archives.' --Times Literary Supplement
'Di Robilant encounters much scepticism as he retraces the Zens' route, but, thanks to the absorbing and vivid case he makes, we're inclined to believe in the veracity of the 14th-century Venetian explorers.' --Irish Times
'Di Robilant encounters much scepticism as he retraces the Zens' route, but, thanks to the absorbing and vivid case he makes, we're inclined to believe in the veracity of the 14th-century Venetian explorers.' --Irish Times
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