The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano

The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano

Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano | 370022 words

Introduction

Always visible content "The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1" by Marco Polo and Rustichello da Pisa ...is a 13th-century travelogue written between 1298-1299. This legendary account chronicles Polo's epic journey through Asia from 1271 to 1295 and his remarkable experiences at the court of Kublai Khan. Dictated by the Venetian explorer to romance writer Rustichello while imprisoned in Genoa, the book blends adventure with observation, revealing distant lands Europeans had never imagined. From Hidden checkbox to control the toggle Clickable label to show more The extra text that is initially hidden Clickable label to show less its first appearance, readers have debated its authenticity—wondering whether these tales of marvels are truth or fantasy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Start Reading

Chapters

366 chapters
Ch. 1

Chapter 1

Ch. 2

episode, which was afterwards published as a coloured lithograph by

Ch. 3

1864. From this point, Yule made a very interesting excursion to the

Ch. 4

introduction and notes to Wood’s _Journey_. Soon after his return to

Ch. 5

1890. Amongst those present were witnesses of every stage of his

Ch. 6

1886. Signed M. P. V.)

Ch. 7

27. Some details of 13th-Century Galleys. 28. Fighting

Ch. 8

32. Battle in Bay of Ayas in 1294. 33. Lamba Doria’s

Ch. 9

67. His true claims to glory. 68. His personal attributes

Ch. 10

76. Contemporary References to Polo. T. de Cepoy; Pipino;