Marco was born in 1254 in the republic of venice, which was a great mercantile power in medieval europe and had extensive trading contacts with the muslim world. The quality is outstanding, the text, illustrations etc. He spent the next twenty years travelling in the service of kublai khan. The travels of marco polo the famous explorer marco polo was born in the year 1254 to a family of merchants. He jocularly said i did not write half of what i saw, for i. Book of the marvels of the world in english commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from. Complete by marco polo and rustichello of pisa, translated by henry yulethe travels of marco polo is the usual english title of marco polo s travel book, nicknamed il milione or le livre des merveilles the book of wonders. The travels of marco polo volume 1 by marco polo and rustichello of pisa free ebook project gutenberg.
Mar 03, 2016 the travels of marco polo audio book free audio books. It is the story of a drainage engineer called henry yule in the 1800s. I dont get paid for any of my channels content and it takes a very long time to make audio book videos, i get many messages thanking me. Marco polo books list of books by author marco polo. Full text of the travels of marco polo the venetian see other formats. Polos remarkable story became a hugely influential book, the travels of marco polo.
They traveled the silk road to china where he met the great ruler kublai khan. Sadly this book seems to have little or nothing to do with marco polo. Milton rugoff was a longtime editor for several publishing houses. The book was cowritten by rustichello da pisa, an italian writer who met polo while the two were in prison in genoa, italy. Marco polos travels was one of the worlds first bestsellers. Everyman s library edited by ernest rhys travel and topography marco polo s travels with an introduction by john masefield the publishers of jlbefr will be pleased to send freely to all applicants a list of the published and projected volumes to be comprised under. A sparkling new translation of the most famous travel book ever written marco polos voyages began in 1271 with a visit to china. He wrote his famous travels whilst a prisoner in genoa. Usually known to us today as the travels of marco polo. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to china, after which he served the kublai khan on. The travels of marco polo is the classic account of marco polo s journey to china from venice, and his discoveries as an emissary to the great kublai khan. This is a tale like no other that transports the reader back in time and around the world. That yachi and carajan represent yuennanfu and tali, is proved by topographical and other evidence of an overwhelming nature.
The travels of marco polobook 2chapter 49 wikisource, the. Polian east citation needed, in english commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories told by italian explorer marco polo, describing polo s travels through. May 31, 2018 the travels of marco polo born in venice in 1254 marco polo travelled with his father and uncle to asia and chronicled his travels. There are notorious descriptions in the book of men with the heads of dogs.
He was well educated, and learned merchant subjects including foreign currency and the handling of cargo ships. This superb book is exactly what i was looking for. Polo explores everywhere from baghdad, armenia and russia to the caspian sea, the gobi desert and the small fishing villages of china, describing the geography, architecture and customs of these exotic places. In armenia he found petroleum, of which there was a fountain whence rises oil in such abundance, that a hundred ships might be at once loaded with it. The travels of marco polo is one of a handful of books that can truly be said to have changed the world. Marco polo, the great explorer, recorded seeing dragons. Dec 03, 2019 marco polo was a venetian explorer known for the book the travels of marco polo, which describes his voyage to and experiences in asia. The travels of marco polo classics of world literature. Polo traveled extensively with his family, journeying from europe to asia from 1271 to.
The travels of marco polo by marco polo hardcover from. Later it was part of the library of the french book collector alexandre petau. This is not true and seems to be a deliberate deception. The account of marco polo s travels through asia dictated to another while he was in prison in venice. Nov 22, 2008 the circumstance that it was known to the invaders as appeals from polo s statement by the name of the province is an indication of the fact that it was the capital of carajan before the conquest. The travels of marco polo great tales from long ago by felicity trotman, daniel woods and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. There are also stories and various documents which point to his ancestry originating in korcula, croatia. Polo took this last road, which ran from peking to siuente chau through the same places as now. I wanted to read marco polo s travels in a good english translation, with accompanying medieval illustrations and modern photos and references to the places and events mentioned, and thats exactly what this book provides. Little is known about marco polo s life after the release of the book other than that he was married and had three daughters and likely continued in the mercantile business in venice.
There are some references to marvels and fabulous stories in the narrative of the italian. Marco polo soon was caught up in the war between venice and. Marco polo was a venetian explorer known for the book the travels of marco polo, which describes his voyage to and experiences in asia. Afterward, he served kublai khan on numerous diplomatic missions in the far east. Full text of the travels of marco polo the venetian internet archive. I am returning this book, and i am very disappointed that the description of the book on amazon gives the impression that the book is about the explorer. Marco polo 125429 has achieved an almost archetypal status as a traveller, and his travels is one of the first great travel books of western literature. The travels of marco polo from venice to asia opened up a whole new. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Were marco polos travels were based on actual events and are the italians account plausible. The first third is introductory material, and there are 23 pages of gloss for every page of polo s actual text. The travels of marco polo, from valuable early manuscripts recently published by the french society of geography and in italy by count baldelli bone. The text is comprised of a prologue and four subsequent books. Marco polo was supposedly born in the venetian republic, in what is now venice, italy. He is the author of a number of books, including a harvest of world folk tales, marco polo s adventures in china. Marco polo began his travels at the age of seventeen, and he spent the next twenty years trekking across a vast area of the world that most had ever explored. While in captivity, he dictated the travels of marco polo to a fellow prisoner. The travels of marco polobook 1chapter wikisource. The travels of marco polo born in venice in 1254 marco polo travelled with his father and uncle to asia and chronicled his travels. How marco polo went to china marco polo was born in venice in the year 1254. Almost 750 years later, acclaimed author john man traveled in marco polo s footsteps to xanadu then on to beijing and through modern china in search of the history behind the legend. Marco polo s travel accounts, primarily drawn from the yulecordier translation, are accompanied by supplementary texts with illustrations on pages that have distinct borders from those that chronicle the travel. He recorded his adventures in a book published as the travels of marco polo.
He jocularly said i did not write half of what i saw, for i knew. There is evidence that marco travelled extensively in the mongol empire and it is fairly certain he visited india. The travels of marco polo arvindguptatoys books gallery. When he was 17 years old he traveled to asia with his father and uncle. Two years later, niccolo and maffeo sailed to acre in presentday israel, this time with marco at their side. Marco polo also revealed the wonders of xanadu, the summer capital of mongol emperor kublai khan.
With copious notes, illustrating the route and observations of the author, and comparing them with those of more recent travellers. On his return to the west he was made a prisoner of war and met rustichello of pisa, with whom he collaborated on this book. The thcentury book by rustichello book of the marvels of the world later know as the travels of marco polo was a bestseller and had a huge impact on medieval and early modern explorers, missionaries, and merchants. Marco polos book also influenced european cartographers, including fra mauro who created his highly influential circular planisphere map around the year 1450. Books of the marvels of the world or description of the world divisament dou monde, also nicknamed il milione the million or oriente poliano and commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue by rustichello da pisa and marco polo, describing the supposed travels of the latter through asia, persia, china, and indonesia between 1271 and 1298. The travels of marco polo complete mobi classics ebook by. Because marco s family was wealthy, he received a good education, learning. Marco polo 1254 to january 8, 24 was a venetian explorer known for the book the travels of marco polo, which describes his voyage to and experiences in asia.
See all books authored by marco polo, including il milione, and the travels of marco polo volume 1, and more on. In service to the khan, marco explored tibet and burma and many of the remote provinces of china. Marco polos travels along the silk road marco polo in venice marco polo 125424 was a venetian merchant believed to have journeyed across asia. The travels of marco polo became a very popular book.
Full text of the travels of marco polo the venetian. Even then, the city where he was bornvenicewas a center for commerce and trading in the mediterranean region. Marco polo author marco polo was born in 1254, joining his father on a journey to china in 1271. Polo traveled extensively with his family, journeying from. His father, nicolo, and his uncle, maffeo, were merchants who had seats in the great council and were enrolled with the noblemen of venice. Marco polo, the great explorer, recorded seeing dragons while. Marco polo was a thirteenthcentury venetian explorer, arguably the worlds most welltraveled explorer, and the travels of marco polo chronicles his journey through asia as a special envoy to.
Marco also had another uncle who lived in constantinople and crimea and was engaged in commerce. A sparkling new translation of the most famous travel book ever written marco polo s voyages began in 1271 with a visit to china. Marco polo has 375 books on goodreads with 21808 ratings. The polos traveled thousands of miles through unknown and hostile territory in order to reach lands hitherto only vaguely rumored to exist. Participating in a military conflict between genoa and venice, he was taken prisoner in 1298. While he was under arrest, marco told detailed stories of his journeys to a writer named rustichello who wrote them all down in a book called the travels of marco polo. This is not merely another adventure story, it is the adventure story of all time. Jump to navigation jump to search travels of marco polo by marco polo, translated by henry yule. Marco polo 125429 has achieved an almost archetypal status as a t. It is possibly one of five manuscripts relating to marco polos journey that belonged to king charles v of. Page 115 our notice of those portions of polo s travels which deal with countries other than china must be very brief. The travels of marco polo volume 1 by marco polo and. Marco polo september 15, 1254 january 9, 24 was a venetian merchant traveler whose travels are recorded in il milione the millions, now known as the travels of marco polo, a book which did much to introduce europeans to central asia and china.
The travels of marco polobook 1chapter 61 wikisource, the. Marco polo, venetian merchant and adventurer who traveled from europe to asia in 127195, remaining in china for 17 of those years. His account of those travels, known in english as the travels of marco polo, is a classic. Jan 01, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Nov 11, 2014 marco polo also revealed the wonders of xanadu, the summer capital of mongol emperor kublai khan. Written in the th century, the travels of marco polo details italian explorer marco polos movements through asia between 1271 and 1295. The travels of marco polo by marco polo, alex struik. The travels of marco polobook 3chapter wikisource. Aug 30, 2017 the travels of marco polo from venice to asia opened up a whole new world to europeans. The journeys of marco polo and their impact overview. The polos werent the first europeans to visit china, but marco polo was the first european to publish a detailed account of it, and his book went on to become very. Marco polo earned the nickname marco il milione, suggesting that marco was a man who invented a million stories. It was translated into multiple languages and read throughout europe. Marco traveled much of china and the east, and his stories were written into a popular book.
In part 2, chapter 40, marco polo reports what he describes as huge serpents. Marco polo and his travels have had a very large cultural influence on the western world. Marco polo was the most famous traveller of his time. Sep 10, 2019 marco polo carries his popular book il milione, known in english as the travels of marco polo, in this 19thcentury mosaic in the doriatursi palace, genoa. Like someone spinning a yarn of his adventures as an intergalactic warrior in the far reaches of outer space, polo told a tale that was almost mythical yet in most particulars absolutely true and accurate. The journeys of marco polo and their impact encyclopedia. Of the deeds of kublai khan, the emperor now reigning polo relates how the title of kublai khan translates into english as lord of lords 1844 and says that the great khan deserves that title for in respect to number of subjects, extent of territory, and amount of revenue, he. The million, deriving from polo s nickname emilione citation needed, or oriente poliano, lit.
Colonel yule, the great editor of marco polo, has discovered that he stood surety for a winesmuggler, that he gave a copy of his book to a french noble, and that. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Marco polo was born in venice, italy on september 15, 1254. The travels of marco polo and millions of other books are available for instant access. The wealth of new geographic information recorded by polo was widely used by european navigators. His travels are recorded in the travels of marco polo also known as book. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Introduction marco polo was a merchant in venice before he became the famous explorer we know today. How reliable is polos account as a historical document. The travels of marco polo book 2, chapters 4 summary.
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