Afanasy Nikitin | |
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 Monument to Afanasy Nikitin in Tver, Russia | |
| Native name | Афанасий Никитин |
| Born | Tver, Principality of Tver |
| Died | c. spring 1475 Near Smolensk, Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
| Language | Russian |
| Notable works | A Journey Beyond the Three Seas |
Afanasy Nikitin[a] (Russian: Афанасий Никитин; died 1475) was a Russian merchant from Tver and one of the first Europeans (after Niccolò de' Conti) to travel to and document his visit to India. He described his trip in a narrative known as A Journey Beyond the Three Seas (Khozheniye za tri morya).
- ^ The Oxford companion to world exploration. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. 2007. ISBN 9780195149227.
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