The Adventures of Marco Polo
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This illustrated biography looks closely at the life of Marco Polo, the Venetian traveler who journeyed across Asia in the thirteenth century. It follows the man behind the famous accounts, tracing the places he visited and the people and cultures he encountered along the way. Drawing on history and geography, the book places his adventures in their wider context and shows how one curious traveler helped shape European understanding of distant lands. It is a portrait of a remarkable life set against a vast and changing world.
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