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Marco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kubilai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. On his return to the West he was made a prisoner of war and met Rustichello of Pisa, with whom he collaborated... Read Full Overview

Now in a handsome and newly revised hardcover edition: the extraordinary travelogue that has enthralled readers for more than seven centuries. Marco Polo's vivid descriptions of the splendid cities and people he encountered on his journey along the Silk Road through the Middle... Read Full Overview

A sparkling new translation of the most famous travel book ever written, in a collectible clothbound edition

His journey through the East began in 1271--when, still a teenager, he set out of Venice and found himself traversing the most exotic countries. His acceptance into the court of the great emperor Kublai Khan, and his service to the vast and dazzling Mongol empire, led him to... Read Full Overview

A sparkling new translation of the most famous travel book ever written Marco Polo's voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China. Afterward, he served Kublai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions in the Far East. His subsequent account of his travels offers a fascinating glimpse... Read Full Overview

His journey through the East began in 1271-when, still a teenager, he set out of Venice and found himself traversing the most exotic countries. His acceptance into the court of the great emperor Kublai Khan, and his service to the vast and dazzling Mongol empire, led him to places... Read Full Overview

Marco Polo's account of his journey throughout the East in the thirteenth century was one of the earliest European travel narratives, and it remains the most important. The merchant-traveler from Venice, the first to cross the entire continent of Asia, provided us with accurate... Read Full Overview

The Travels of Marco Polo is a legendary account of the Venetian explorer's journey through Asia in the 13th century, offering one of the earliest and most detailed European perspectives on the distant lands of China, Mongolia, and Central Asia. Written by Rustichello de Pisa... Read Full Overview

Marco Polo, el c lebre viajero veneciano y primer europeo que se aventur en Asia Oriental, narra en este libro las infinitas aventuras y vicisitudes ocurridas durante su inolvidable viaje por Oriente. El autor describe con espontaneidad y frescura, a trav s de su compa ero de... Read Full Overview

Marco Polo almost single-handedly introduced 14th-century Europe to the civilizations of Central Asia and China. This illustrated volume, edited by renowned historian Morris Rossabi, offers the complete text of Polo's travelogue (in the respected Yule-Cordier translation), enhanced... Read Full Overview

Marco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kubilai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. On his return to the West he was made a prisoner of war and met Rustichello of Pisa, with whom he collaborated... Read Full Overview

Tutti conoscono il Milione di Marco Polo, una pietra miliare della letteratura di viaggio, una guida turistica ante litteram, che fonde la descrizione di luoghi esotici a racconti incredibili di personaggi storici e leggendari, ma anche resoconto di usi e costumi curiosi e divertenti... Read Full Overview

2022 Reprint of the 1926 Edition. Facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Revised from Marsden's translation and edited with introduction by Manuel Komroff. The Travels of Marco Polo, is a 13th-century travelogue compiled by... Read Full Overview