The most noble and famous travels of Marco Polo [title page of the first edition].
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The most noble and famous trauels of Marcus Paulus, one of the nobilitie of the state of Venice, into the east partes of the world, as Armenia, Persia, Arabia, Tartary, with many other kingdoms and prouinces. No lesse pleasant, than profitable, as appeareth by the table, or contents of this booke. Most necessary for all sortes of persons, and especially tor trauellers. Translated into English.
Date Created
1929
Identifier
University of Otago Library Special Collections: Oversize - DS 6 PS18
s46
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Publisher
London : Argonaut Press
Description
At the age of seventeen, the Venetian Marco Polo (1254-1324) travelled with his merchant father, Nicolo, and his uncle, Maffeo, to the court of Kublai Khan. Polo was away from Venice for twenty-four years. His account of his travels and of the Peking (Beijing) court and its riches afforded the European world its first knowledge of the East. To some his stories were so fantastic that he was dubbed Marco Millioni, 'man of a million lies'.
Contributor
Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?
Format
Title pages
Extent
270 mm
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The most noble and famous travels of Marco Polo, together with, The travels of Nicolo de
Language
eng
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The most noble and famous travels of Marco Polo, together with, The travels of Nicolo de
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Citation
Newbery, Ralph, d. 1604, “The most noble and famous travels of Marco Polo [title page of the first edition].,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed December 31, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/6122.