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Name: The Travels of Marco Polo
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Author: Marco Polo

📘 The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo

Marco Polo, a Venetian merchant, chronicles his extensive journey from Italy to the distant lands of Cathay. While imprisoned in Genoa, he dictated a detailed account of his travels across Asia, including his time serving Kublai Khan, the Mongol ruler. The memoir, one of the earliest comprehensive descriptions of the Mongol Empire and China, has inspired centuries of exploration and study of medieval travel and East‑West encounters.

First publish date: 1818

Genre: Travel & Geography/Travel Writing

Authors: Marco Polo

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