The Travels of Marco Polo

by Rustichello da Pisa

Overview

The Travels of Marco Polo, is a 13th-century travelogue written down by Rustichello da Pisa from stories told by Marco Polo, describing the travels of the latter through Asia, Persia, China, and Indonesia between 1271 and 1291.

The Travels is divided into four books. Book One describes the lands of the Middle East and Central Asia that Marco encountered on his way to China. Book Two describes China and the court of Mongol leader Kublai Khan. Finally, Book Three describes some of the coastal regions of the East: Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, and the east coast of Africa.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013354951
Publisher:	Baxter St.
Publication date:	10/05/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB