The travels of marco polo volume 1 by marco polo and rustichello of pisa free ebook project gutenberg. His late thirteenth century account has been translated numerous times, one of the most popular editions being henry yules tr. The million, deriving from polos nickname emilione, 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 polos travels through asia between 1271 and 1295, and his experiences at the court of kublai. 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. The voyages of marco polo is a good workerplacement game. He died in venice at almost 70 years of age, on january 8, 24. Magellan, the first to circumnavigate the globe, was influenced by marco polo. Marco polo almost singlehandedly introduced fourteenthcentury europe to the civilizations of central asia and china. Even then, the city where he was bornvenicewas a center for commerce and trading in the mediterranean region. Together, the two cellmates produced a book that helped change the. They traveled the silk road to china where he met the great ruler kublai khan. Marco polo, venetian merchant and adventurer who traveled from europe to asia in 127195, remaining in china for 17 of those years.
Franke, the exploration of the yellow river sources under emperor qubilai. In 1492, columbus sailed from spain with three ships. Yucata rules for the game the voyages of marco polo. Review of the voyages of marco polo the opinionated gamers. Marcos thoughts on travel, culture are purely based out of his life and experiences. Introduction marco polo was a merchant in venice before he became the famous explorer we know today.
A pleasure, along with volume 2, as much for the yulecordier notes as for the book itself. The newest volume in sterling signatures successful illustrated edition series takes readers on a fascinating journey into a world once unknown. Marco polo could have found books already in circulation dealing with. This story i have often heard when i was a young ster from the illustrious messer hasparo malpiero, a gentle man of very great age, and a senator of eminent virtue and.
However, marco polos extraordinary adventures traveling the silk road from venice to china for 24 years in the th century make for a largerthanlife story. Marco polos book ws tanslated into all of the languages of europe. Polo traveled extensively with his family, journeying from. Marco polo was the most famous traveller of his time. The text is comprised of a prologue and four subsequent books. 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 books which heritage history republishes are in the public domain and are no longer. Polo was the first european to write about china, thailand, the malay archipelago, and other asian lands. The travels of marco polo, the venetian marco polo, william marsden full view 1926. Marco polo soon was caught up in the war between venice and. The book was cowritten by rustichello da pisa, an italian writer who met polo while the two were in prison in genoa, italy. This led to trade, which eventually led to trying to find an alternate route to china.
Marco polos book polo could have been forgotten to history. The travels of marco polo free pdf, doc, epub, rtf. Together, the two cellmates produced a book that helped change the world. Marco polo the greatest explorer ever the worlds finest explorer was marco polo is mainly known for the book he wrote about his travels, the travels of marco polo, and his sharing of asian spices, marked him as a great influence all the way back then going onto today still teaching kids about marco polo besides his long lasting fame,hardly. The voyages of marco polo the players embody one of the companions traveling with the famous explorer marco polo. Soon after, he was captured during a war with a neighboring city.
The travels of marco polo volume 1 the project gutenberg ebook of the travels of marco polo volume 1 by marco polo and rustichello of pisa this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. The character abilities are summarized on the summary. Players play as associates of marco polo, who traveled with him and in the surrounding areas. The travels of marco polobook 2chapter 10 wikisource. When it seems there are 2 routes that combo, but dont make sense on their own. The famous explorer marco polo was born in the year 1254 to a family. Travels and adventures of marco polo heritage history. Readers had never known china existed and were fascinated.
Christopher columbus had marco polos book on board. Bulletin of the school of oriental and african studies. Character choice and strategy the voyages of marco polo. Components and setup game components ame board1 g 4 player boards 10 character tiles. Later it was part of the library of the french book collector alexandre petau. The travels of marco polo the famous explorer marco polo was born in the year 1254 to a family of merchants. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Each player attempts to collect victory points by means of completed contracts and visiting lucrative cities.
Marco polo was a venetian explorer known for the book the travels of marco polo, which describes his voyage to and experiences in asia. His travels are recorded in the travels of marco polo also known as book of. Its rulebook starts with saying, the rules of this game are extremely complicated, but in fact, you just need to read them through carefully theres nothing too complicated about the rules. The travels of marco polo volume 2 by marco polo and rustichello of pisa. Marco traveled much of china and the east, and his stories were written into a popular book. Explorer go to a printable version of this page marco polo 125424 was an italian voyager and merchant who was one of the first europeans to travel across asia through china, visiting the kublai khan in beijing. Almost twentyfive years pass before marco polo sees venice again.
The travels of marco polo, the venetian public library uk. He first set out at age 17 with his father and uncle, traveling overland. Here is a collection of marco polo quotes and sayings on exploration, culture, travel, story, law, china, india, book, flavor, men, atheism, food, kings, science etc. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to china, after which he served the kubilai khan on numerous diplomatic missions. The book of the travels of marco polo, containing so much that must be. Marco polo was the frst western traveller to speak of burma mien. The journey will take the polos across land and sea, through deserts and over mountains. He crossed mountains, deserts, rivers and seas on his long journey, and then wrote a book about his travels. The travels of marco polo was read by people all over europe, first in handwritten copies and later in printed editions.
We have gathered few of his sayings from his book and life. Polo were found quite accurate by recent explorers who. This story of the return of marco polo with his father and uncle comes from his very first editor, john baptist ramusio, who, in his collection of voyages and travels says. During his days in prison, polo talked about his travels, and the writer wrote down what marco said. The wealth of new geographic information recorded by polo was widely used by european navigators. But his book, the travels of marco polo, slowly gained widespread interest. His account of those travels, known in english as the travels of marco polo, is a classic.
Marco polo was an italian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through asia along the silk road between 1271 and 1295. Marco polo was born around 1254 into a prosperous merchant family in the italian citystate of venice. 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 stories told by italian explorer marco polo, describing polos travels. Marco polo 125424 was a venetian merchant believed to have journeyed across asia at the height of the mongol empire. Deal each player 2 facedown cards from the goal card pile. In the voyages of marco polo, players accompany the polos on this journey, helping them earn money by fulfilling contracts.
The travels of marco polo, the venetian 1298 pdf, archived from the original pdf on february 19, 2009. His travels are recorded in the travels of marco polo also known as book of the marvels of the world and il milione, c. Marco polo september 15, 12541 january 9, 24 at earliest but no later than june 252 was a venetian trader and explorer who gained fame for his worldwide travels, recorded in the book il milione the million or the travels of marco polo. The travels of marco polo volume 1 by marco polo and.
Marco polos account was not just a simple record of the journey, but a description of the worlda mixture of a travel report, legend, hearsay, and practical information. The travels of marco polo volume 2 by marco polo and. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to china, after which he served the kubilai khan on numerous diploma. Im not a marco expert, never mind the yuan dynasty, never mind the thirteenth century, but by most accounts this is the standard english text these days, as it has been for more than a century, and its the version ezra pound read, in the 1903 edition, which is good enough for me. Publication date 1908, 1929 printing usage public domain topics voyages and travels, asia description and travel, mongolia history publisher london. Zman had a 3 month gap and missed the entire holiday season between the printing of the 1st and 2nd edition. The travels of marco polo arvindguptatoys books gallery. The common chinese li 360 pu, or 180 chang, or 1800 chi feet.