Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu
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- Synopsis
- Between 1271 and 1275, Marco Polo, gentleman and merchant of Venice, accompanied his father Niccolo and uncle Maffeo on a journey east from Acre, Israel, into central Asia along the Silk Route, eventually reaching China and the court of the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, Kublai Khan. Entering the service of the Khan, he travelled extensively in the Mongol Empire. The three Venetians returned home by sea in 1292-5, calling at Sumatra and southern India before reaching Persia and making the last part of their journey to Venice overland.
- Copyright:
- 2007
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307267696
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781400043453
- Publisher:
- Knopf
- Date of Addition:
- 06/10/19
- Copyrighted By:
- Laurence Bergreen
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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