MS M.461, fols. 57v–58r

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Livre des merveilles du monde

France, probably Angers
ca. 1460
281 x 220 mm

Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1911

MS M.461, fols. 57v–58r
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Melos and Medie

Melos, above, was thought to be a perfectly round island; Medie, below, has apples that can cure poison, but also dangerous serpents and stones that attempt to sink ships.