An edition of Marco Polo (2007)
Marco Polo
from Venice to Xanadu
By Laurence Bergreen
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Publish Date
2008
Publisher
Quercus
Language
eng
Pages
465
Description:
Between 1271 and 1275, Marco Polo, accompanied his father Niccolo and uncle Maffeo on a journey east from Acre, Israel, into central Asia along the Silk Route, to China. Many years later when the Venetians were defeated in a fierce sea battle with rival Italian republic Genoa, he was captured and thrown in gaol, where he told his story.
subjects: Explorers, Biography, Discovery and exploration, Discoveries in geography
People: Marco Polo (1254-1323)