Title Page of Marco Polo's Book


Following his travels and work for the Mongolian ruler Khublai Khan in Mongolia and China, the Venetian Marco Polo (1254-1324) dictated an account of his experiences in a book, known now as "The Travels of Marco Polo." This illustration shows the title page of the first German translation of his book, and it was published in Nurnberg in 1477.


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