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Martino Martini
Priest · 1614–1661
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Italian Jesuit missionary, cartographer and historian (1614-1661)
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Read quote → ✓Source verified“I have all this from geographical books and maps, each composed and printed by the Chinese themselves for each of the provinces.”
Read quote → ✓Source verified“For what would the people think, seeing a Mandarin, one who ought to be dignified, leave his chair to talk to a man dressed like a tramp?”