You could say this with scandinavian countries about vinland, hell greenland doesnt even have knowledge of vinland at game start
#Venice should start with some map knowledge of China
little gyro
I mean all the european countries know vaguely about china
Besides that it's also a balance issue, Venice having maps all the way to china would break the game balance
cerulean frost
Marco Polo wasn't the first or last Venetian in China, it doesn't mean the Venetians had extensive knowledge of the chinese world, even if a few people in Venice had some knowledge of the chinese world
Although one thing that Venice did take back at the time was the admiration for the chinese bureaucratic system
gritty frigate
On the other hand, Venice was one of the few Christian nations willing to trade with the Muslim world. So while Venice probably shouldn't be able to see China, I do think it's reasonable for them to have more map knowledge than Europeans in general.
little gyro
On the other hand, Venice was one of the few Christian nations willing to trade ...
I think this is agreeable, it would be fine for Venice to have some more map knowledge, but they absolutely shouldn't have china