Marco polo

Marco Polo (1254-1324 CE) was a Venetian merchant and explorer who travelled to China and served the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan (l. 1214-1294 CE) between c. 1275...

One of the most well-known Europeans to travel the silk road in Medieval times was Marco Polo (1245-1324), a merchant, explorer and writer who recorded his travels in the book "Livres des merveilles du monde" (Book of the world's marvels), published around the year 1300.

Marco Polo was a merchant and explorer who wrote about his travels from Venice to China and the Mongol Empire. Learn more about his life and legacy.

The Travels of Marco Polo - Complete ($0.99) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0018PVQ72/hpb2-20/ASIN/B0018PVQ72 At one time this book was hard to find, and expense to buy. - The Great Khan found favor with the then 21-years-old Marco Polo, who had acquired a remarkable knowledge of the letters and customs of the Tartars. - There's no table of contents, no links to notes, no index.

Filled with wonders, Marco Polo's tales are the first European account of the Silk Road. But, 700 years after the famed Venetian merchant and explorer's death, can they be trusted?

This world would not have been the way it is without the many explorers that helped discover new lands and invent new paths. Learn about Marco Polo, one of the most famous explorers of all times; who he was, his early years, achievements, and how the world remembers him.

Manuel Komroff, a translator of Marco Polo's original book, retells his adventure for children.

Book of the Marvels of the World [Il Milione], in English commonly called The Travels of Marco Polo, is a 13th-century travelogue written down by Rustichello da Pisa from stories told by Italian explorer Marco Polo, describing Polo's travels through Asia between 1271 and 1295, and his experiences at the court of Kublai Khan

Marco Polo - 1962