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lettered by Abraham Ortelius, 1570
In their words
Map room
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About
Who’s who
/ Alans
Early steppe and pre-Mongol peoples
Alans
Named in 4 sources and maps.
943
exact year
Meadows of Gold and Mines of Gems
W
al-Mas'udi
mixed
W201
1245–1399
within a century
Account of the journeys into Tartary of Friar William of Rubruck, Friar John of Plano Carpini, Friar Ascelin…
W
Pierre Bergeron
mixed
W252
1245–1399
within a century
Collection of voyages and memoirs published by the Geographical Society, vol. 4
W
Societe de Geographie
firsthand
W271
c. 1340–1349
approximate
Routes of Insight into the Realms of the Metropolises
W
al-Umari
informant testimony
W206
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