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Venetian Navigators - The Voyages of the Zen Brothers to the Far North

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

The quest for traces of the fabled voyages of a 14th century Venetian merchant leads to Newfoundland. Did he reach North America a full century before Columbus? Read by Sam Dale. Show more

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